ARNI PSITO ME PATATES (ROAST LAMB WITH POTATO

      Title: ARNI PSITO ME PATATES (ROAST LAMB WITH POTATO
  Categories: Greece, Meats, Lamb/mutton, Main dish, Formatted
       Yield: 8 Servings
  
       1    Lamb, leg of; young, spring
       3    Garlic cloves
            Salt; to taste
            Pepper, black; to taste
       4 tb Butter; melted
       1    Lemon; juiced
      20 sm Potatoes; peeled
            Salt
       2 tb Tomato paste
       2 c  Water; hot
  
     Wash leg of lamb.  Slit with sharp knife in various places on both
   sides of lamb.  Slice garlic thinly and insert the slices in slits
   made in lamb. Season with salt and pepper and brush with melted
   butter. Squeeze lemon juice over lamb and place in roasting pan, fat
   side up. Roast at 450 F for 1/2 hour.
     While lamb is browning, sprinkle potatoes with salt, rub with tomato
   paste, and let stand for a few minutes. Add potatoes to the baking
   pan with the water and lower oven temperature to 350 F. Turn and
   baste the potatoes occasionally during the roasting period. When lamb
   is done, remove to hot serving platter and keep warm. Increase oven
   temperature to 425 F and brown potatoes for 20 minutes longer.
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