Wash the leg and remove most of the fat, rub it all over with salt, pepper and lemon juice.
Then fry in oil on all sides. Add the onions and garlic and let them take color. Deglaze with meat stock, add the herbs and put them in the oven at 160 ° C top / bottom heat for two hours. Every now and then, pour the broth and red wine over them and turn them once.
When the leg is done, pass the sauce through a sieve, degrease and, if necessary, thicken.
Slice the meat, place in the sauce and serve with bacon beans and potato dumplings.