Gigot De Sept Heures (7hr Leg Of Lamb)

Total Time: 7 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 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 wine
• 1 cup flour (may need more depending on humidity levels)
• 1 cup water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°f
• 2 make many small incisions in lamb, place slivers of garlic in each incision.
• 3 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.)
• 4 place it in dutch oven and add onions, carrots, bouquet garni, garlic, wine. put lid on dutch oven.
• 5 combine flour and water, make a 'caulk' and use it to seal the lid to the dutch oven.
• 6 place it in the 300 degree oven and cook for 7 hours. yes, 7 hours. (no peeking--leave it alone.).
• 7 remove the dutch oven and break the seal. you don't have to eat the cooked flour paste.