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Marinated Roast Leg of Lamb
marinade overnight if possible - approx 1 hr depending how rare
6 servings
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Introduction
This recipe says cook in the oven but it can be put on the BBQ. – Bash the meat with a meat hammer or rolling pin. We are still old school and have a charcoal BBQ so I cook the lamb for 20 minutes in a hot oven then finish off on the BBQ.
Oven temperature
Pre-heat oven 200°c fan 180°c – 400°f – Reg 6
Steps
Take rosemary leaves off stalks
Peel garlic and chop into strips
With sharp knife make incisions in lamb fat and put garlic and rosemary in
Put in bowl and add red wine, marinate for as long as you can overnight is best.
Put marinated lamb in baking tray with some oil and a little of red wine and cook
Rare 25 mins per pound, medium 35 mins per pound allow to rest for 30 minutes once out of oven.
While the lamb is cooking make gravy by frying onion until soft add flour to make a roux then add wine from marinade, lamb stock and seasoning to taste
Cooks tips
Marinading overnight improves this dish and brings out the lamb flavours so well. If having a BBQ I don’t make a gravy just serve the new potatoes with lashings of melted butter
Serve with
fresh runner beans, new potatoes laced with butter
Wine pairing
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Ingredients
Boned Leg of Lamb
Rosemary
Garlic
Bottle of red wine
Seasoning
Onion sliced and chopped
1 tab of plain flour
Lamb stock