Lemon-and-Mint Roast Leg of Lamb with Flageolets
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 pound double-smoked slab bacon, sliced 1/4 inch thick and cut crosswise into matchsticks
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 10 garlic cloves--4 whole, 4 thinly sliced and 2 minced
- 1 pound flageolet beans, picked over and rinsed
- 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley stems, tied with kitchen string
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 thyme sprigs
- 4 cups chicken stock or canned low-sodium broth
- 4 cups water, plus more for roasting pan
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- One 6 1/2-pound leg of lamb, haitch bone and thigh bone removed, tied with kitchen string at 1 1/2-inch intervals
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 loosely packed cups mint leaves, torn into pieces
- 1/2 pound pitted Calamata olives, coarsely chopped
- Oven-Dried Tomatoes
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