Easy Roasted Leg of Lamb Recipe. A delicious tender lamb with bone in roasted in the oven for Christmas family dinner or lunch.
Easy Roasted Leg of Lamb Recipe
Easy Roasted Leg of Lamb Recipe. A delicious tender lamb with bone in roasted in the oven for Christmas family dinner or lunch. Roast this leg of lamb that is a very tender cut of meat for a Sunday meal or a special family gathering such as Christmas or Easter dinner. Make a mint sauce with fresh mint leaves or dried mint leaves. Make a mint jelly as well. This meat does not need to be marinated as it is a very tender cut of meat. Optional additions to this roast is to add potato’s or carrots and onion. To complete the meal.
This amazing cut of leg of lamb on the bone is so versatile and the left over slices make a delicious cold meat platter and meal with side dishes or cold salads. A Christmas meat platter is my family tradition and great memories.
Why is mint sauce served with lamb?
Mint is rich with branched-chain ketones, which are chemically related to lamb’s BCFAs and have similar, though not identical, aromas. This means, according to the theory of food pairing, that lamb and mint are a scientific match.
Should you cover a leg of lamb when roasting?
No need to cover a leg of lamb when roasting. Just baste with the fat in the roasting pan when turning once or twice.
Do you put lamb in the oven fat side up or down?
Place the lamb fat side up first. Turning half way in the roasting time, for the meat to brown evenly. Basting it with the fats and herbs.
Ingredients
- Leg of Lamb (with bone or boneless)
- garlic
- Salt and Pepper
- Rosemary
- Olive oil
- Lemon
Get the Easy Mint Sauce Recipe
Below is the basic ingredient of Himalayan salt and pepper and garlic.
Himalayan salt and pepper and garlic cloves.
Garlic
Rosemary
How To
In the recipe attached you will find how to roast this delicious leg of lamb for a Sunday Roast or Dinner. A traditional Easter or Christmas meal. Roast with potatoes. Make a gravy for the meal and put together a mint sauce to complement the lamb meat.
How long to cook a leg of lamb.
The whole leg of lamb should be cooked according to its weight.
- For a whole leg with bone 25 minutes per 500g of lamb.
- 25 more minutes for medium done.
- Well done extra 30 minutes.
A wonderful cut of meat for roasting is the leg of lamb with bone. Some spices and herbs finish the dish.
Roasting the leg of lamb in a roasting pan with herbs and spices.
Here is a quick guide. (160 Deg C, 325 Deg. F)
- Rare: About 15 minutes per pound or until internal temperature registers 125 degrees F.
- Medium-Rare: About 20 minutes per pound or until internal temperature registers 130°F to 135°F
- Medium: About 25 minutes per pound or until internal temperature registers 135°F to 140°F
- Well-Done: About 30 minutes per pound or until internal temperature registers 155°F to 165°F
Once the leg of lamb has roasted leave for a few minutes to rest before slicing.
Another type of seasoning that you will love and that will enhance the taste.
Three things to ensure great flavor.
- Season well with kosher salt and black pepper
- Insert garlic cloves in different parts of the lamb leg
- Use a bold spice rub with more garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, and dried herbs and spices like: oregano, dried mint, paprika and nutmeg.
Prepare the rub.
This is a bit of a wet rub. It’s best prepared in a food processor. Combine the garlic cloves, oregano, mint, paprika, nutmeg, olive oil and lemon juice. Run the processor until smooth.
How To make easy mint sauce
The Easy Mint Sauce ready to eat with the cooked meat sliced for a meal. (view the recipe )
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Easy Roasted Leg of Lamb Recipe
Easy Roasted Leg of Lamb Recipe A delicious tender lamb with bone in roasted in the oven for Christmas family dinner or lunch.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 1 hr 15min
- Total Time: 1 hr 25 min
- Yield: 8 1x
- Category: Dinner or lunch
- Method: oven baked, roasts
- Cuisine: British
Ingredients
- 2 kg Leg of Lamb
- 1 garlic bulb
- Salt and Pepper
- 1/2 bunch of Rosemary
- Olive oil
- Lemon
Get the easy Mint sauce recipe
Instructions
- Prepare the spices and preheat the oven to 160 Deg. C (325 Deg. F)
- Crush the peppers and Himalayan salt. Chop the Rosemary leaves.
- Use a roasting pan with some olive oil in for the leg to roast in.
- Rub the meat with the salt and pepper and sprinkle the rosemary and lemon juice over the meat. Cut small slits in the leg and insert some garlic cloves in them. In different places.
- Roast for about 1 hour and 15 minutes for a pinkish meat. leave for 1 hour and 30 minutes for well cooked.
- While its roasting turn the leg around and baste with the oils and herbs. (optional is to roast some potato’s with the meat with a carrot or two and onion)
- Also make the Easy Mint sauce Recipe while the meat roasts.
- Leave meat to stand and rest for about 15 minutes before slicing. (kept warm by wrapping in foil)
- Slice and serve warm for hot meal with greens and roast potato’s.
- Keep left over meat slices for a meat platter for a family meal, with salads.
- This roasted sliced meat is amazing on sandwiches or other dishes.
Notes
The general rule of thumb for fresh herbs to dried herbs is that you use one third the dried herbs for the fresh herbs called for the recipe.
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