The steps to make a salt-baked leg of lamb.
Salt-baked lamb shank is a delicious dish that is roasted by wrapping the leg of lamb in salt, so that the salt can absorb the moisture in the lamb, so that the salt dissolves, and the flavor of the salt will then penetrate into the meat, forming a unique flavor. Here are the detailed steps to make a salt-baked leg of lamb:
1.*Preparation**: First, remove the lamb from the refrigerator and leave it at room temperature for 3 hours to allow the lamb to return to room temperature At the same time, prepare the desired seasonings such as salt, egg whites, olive oil, etc
2.To make the salt pastry**: Mix the salt and egg whites, mix well, spread flat on a baking sheet, then place in a preheated oven to 180 degrees and bake for 50 minutes.
3.*Handling the leg of lamb**: Place the leg of lamb on top of the meringue, wrap the leg of lamb with the remaining meringue, take care to completely wrap the leg of lamb with meringue, if there are small holes, the doneness and temperature of the leg of lamb at the time of baking are not easy to control
4.Roasted leg of lamb**: Bake the wrapped leg of lamb in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 50 minutes
5.*Cooling**: Wrap the roasted leg of lamb in the puff pastry and let it sit for 30 minutes, so that the lamb will continue to ripen and the juices will seep into the meat
6.*Enjoy**: After that, crack the salt plastic shell, take out the leg of lamb, and you can start enjoying this delicious salt-baked leg of lamb
Tips: 1.The roasting time is increased or subtracted according to the thickness of the meat.
2.The matte side of the foil should come into contact with food to prevent the crystals of the salt from puncturing**
3.If you can hear a crackling sound during the roasting process, it means that the salt has begun to melt, which is normal and there is no need to worry
4.If the leg of lamb is too large to be cooked at once, you can choose to bake it in several parts
Hopefully, these steps and tips will help you succeed in making salt-baked lamb shanks and enjoy the food!