Ingredients

  • 1 leg of lamb (about 6lbs)
  • 4 garlic cloves (sliced)
  • 20 whole garlic cloves
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • salt & pepper
  • 2 small onions (thinly sliced)
  • 4 carrots (peeled)
  • 1 bouquet garni
  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 1 cup flour (may need more depending on humidity levels)
  • 1 cup water

Method

  • Preheat oven to 300°F
  • Make many small incisions in lamb, place slivers of garlic in each incision.
  • Rub lamb well with olive oil, season with salt & pepper. (At this point I would brown the lamb on all sides-but that's not necessary.)
  • Place it in Dutch oven and add onions, carrots, bouquet garni, garlic, wine. Put lid on Dutch oven.
  • Combine flour and water, make a 'caulk' and use it to seal the lid to the dutch oven.
  • Place it in the 300 degree oven and cook for 7 hours. Yes, 7 hours. (no peeking--leave it alone.).
  • Remove the Dutch oven and break the seal. You don't have to eat the cooked flour paste.