Greek Instant Pot Leg of Lamb

Greek-style boneless leg of lamb in the Instant Pot, fall apart tender, serve with flavorful pot juices and Greek potatoes for Easter or any special occasion.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Greek

Keyword instant pot lamb, leg of lamb, pressure cooker lamb

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Bring to pressure/natural release 40 minutes

Total Time 2 hours 40 minutes

Servings servings

Calories 234kcal

Author Kelly Wildenhaus | the hungry bluebird

Ingredients

4 - 4½ pound boneless leg of lamb, string mesh removed
Several cloves of garlic, peeled, cut into slivers
Olive oil
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1 onion, peeled and quartered
1 cup dry white wine
1¼ cup chicken stock, preferably homemade
½ cup lemon juice from 2 to 3 lemons
7-10 sprigs thyme
3 sprigs rosemary
1 sprig oregano
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 bay leaves

Instructions

With a sharp paring knife, pierce lamb and make a hole, slip in a sliver of garlic. Repeat and insert as many slivers of garlic as you can, evenly distributed all over the roast.
Drizzle the lamb with a little olive oil, season all over with the garlic powder, paprika, salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in the insert on the sauté setting until hot. Add lamb and brown well on both sides, 4 to 5 minutes per side.
Remove lamb to plate. Add onion and cook until starting to soften. Add a couple whole cloves of peeled, smashed garlic and cook until fragrant. Add wine and deglaze pan, stirring up any brown bits and reducing by about half.
Turn off sauté setting and add remaining ingredients; chicken stock, lemon juice and herbs. Give a quick stir to combine and place lamb roast back in pot, seam side down. The liquid should come up the sides but not completely submerge the roast, about 2¼ to 2¾ cups, add more stock or water, if needed.
Seal electric pressure cooker and cook on high for 90 minutes. Let pressure release naturally for 20 minutes, then release any remaining pressure manually. Remove lamb to cutting board, rest 10 minutes. Strain pot juices and skim any excess fat, taste for salt and pepper. Shred/cut lamb into slices/pieces and arrange on platter. Surround with roasted potatoes and spoon defatted cooking liquid all over lamb and potatoes. Enjoy!

Notes

This will be fall apart tender once cooked. If you are looking for slices for gyros, let it cool, then refrigerate until the next day. You should now be able to cut off thin slices.

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