Cooking leg of lamb with rice in an amazing and easy way! Great recipe for a holiday feast

Ingredients and instructions for making the recipe

Start be seasoning the meat

You will nea a leg or shoulder of lamb or goat (mine was about 3 kilograms)

Make some diagonal cuts on the meat so that it gets seasoned and cooked better 

Marinate the meat with the following ingredients:

Three tbsps of olive oil (45 ml)

Three tbsps of lemon juice (45 ml)

Two tbsps of vinegar (30 ml)

Salt to taste, and one tsp each of paprika and oregano, and half a tsp of black pepper

One tsp of grated garlic (15 grams)

Keep it refrigerated for one hour

In a roasting pan, add the following ingredients 

One onion and one bell pepper

Six garlic cloves (22 grams)

Bay leaves

Four cups of water

Place the meat on top of the rack 

Cover the pan with parchment paper and aluminum foil

Preheat the oven (bottom flame only) at a temperature of 400°f, 200°c. Roast the meat for 2 hours

In a big bowl add the following ingredients 

Largely cut four potatoes (800 grams)

Largely cut three zucchinis (400 grams)

Carrots (200 grams)

Three tomatoes (220 grams)

Salt to taste and one tsp each of cumin and paprika, and half a tsp each of black pepper and turmeric

Mix everything 

Take the meat out after 2 hours have past

Add the seasoned vegetables

Put a few hot peppers (optional)

Put the meat back 

Brush it with the liquids in the pan

Cover it and put it back in the oven

Keep the meat and vegetables in the oven at the same temperature for one hour or until the meat is fully cooked

Let's prepare the rice

In a pot, add a little bit of vegetable oil

Then add the following ingredients:

Cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves, and bay leaves

Onion (15 grams)

One tsp of garlic (10 grams)

Two cups of washed and soaked for 20 minutes basmati rice

One tsp each of salt and vegetable bouillon, and half a tsp each of black pepper and cumin

Three cups of water

Bell peppers

Cook the rice over high heat until the amount of water decreases

Add a little bit of saffron

Cook it over low heat for 25 minutes

Take out the whole spices and serve it along with the meat