Best Boneless Leg Of New Zealand Lamb Recipes

BONELESS LEG OF NEW ZEALAND LAMB

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. These are most of the ingredients used to make the roast.
• 2. Combine spices in a small bowl and set aside till needed. Cut the cloves of garlic into slivers to stud the lamb roast.
• 3. With the lamb roast, take the tip of a very sharp knife, and make a deep hole into roast. Repeat until you have made many holes over the top of the roast. Place a sliver of garlic into each of the holes in the roast. Repeat until done. Then generously sprinkle roast with the seasoning.
• 4. Line a shallow Roasting pan with foil, then spray with cooking spray. Now place the roast in the pan. Spray the roast with the cooking spray to help spices stick to the roast.
• 5. Place Roast in oven and roast for 30 minutes. Now reduce heat 350 degrees F. Continue to cook until pop up timer pops up or the internal temperature reaches 155 degrees F. ALLOWING ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES PER POUND. Roast for an additional 10 minutes if you prefer the roast more well done.
• 6. Cover roast with foil. Allow to rest at least 10 minutes before carving, to allow roast to retain the juices. Then uncover, remove the netting, and slice, as desired. I prefer using an electric knife for easier carving.
• 7. Spoon any residual juices back over the roast. Enjoy your meal.
• 8. Serve yourself and enjoy your dinner.

ROAST LAMB

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Use a small sharp knife to make about a dozen incisions, each about 2 inches deep, through the fat that covers the top of the meat. Using a mortar and pestle or a blender, blend 2/3 of the anchovies (or 2/3 of the mustard if using), the rosemary leaves and the garlic cloves into a chunky paste. Using your fingers, press paste deeply into incisions.
• Mix remaining anchovies (or mustard) and the butter into a paste. Smear this mixture all over the surface of the roast. Season liberally with black pepper. (Do not add salt; the anchovies are salty enough, and so is the mustard.) Place the lamb on a rack in a roasting pan, fat side up, and squeeze the lemon halves over. Pour the wine around the roast into the pan.
• Roast 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees and roast until internal temperature reaches 130 to 135 degrees (for medium-rare or medium meat), about another 60 to 90 minutes. Baste every 20 minutes or so with the wine and drippings in the pan, adding more wine as needed to keep the liquid from scorching. If possible, for the last 15 minutes of cooking, use convection or a broiler to crisp the fat on the roast.
• Remove pan from the oven, remove rack from the pan, and let the roast rest on the rack for at least 15 to 20 minutes in a warm place, tented with foil. The internal temperature will rise to about 140 to 145 degrees.
• To make sauce from the pan drippings, remove a few tablespoons of fat by tipping the pan and spooning off the top layer. Put the pan over medium heat until the liquid simmers. Taste the simmering liquid and whisk in more wine, 1/4 cup at a time, until the consistency and flavor are right. Do not let the mixture become syrupy; it should be a sharp jus, not a thick gravy.
• Carve lamb into 1/2-inch-thick slices and arrange on a heated platter, decorated with rosemary sprigs. Serve with piping hot gravy.