Best Grandmas Roast Leg Of Lamb Recipes

ROASTED LEG OF LAMB

Steps:

• For the cleanest-looking presentation, trim 1 1/2 inches of flesh from the shank bone with a sharp paring knife. (Your butcher may be willing to do this for you.)
• The fell is a thin outer layer of fat that you may find if you buy an untrimmed leg from a butcher. It's very tough, so it's important to remove all of it. A long knife with a sharp thin blade is the best tool for the job.
• Trim the excess fat that lies beneath the fell, but leave enough to enrich the meat and gravy. It also crisps up nicely when broiled, which helps give the carved slices great texture. Use shears to trim the fat pads around the hip, or large end.
• Make incisions 1 inch long and 1/2 inch deep all over the leg; they?ll allow the aromatic rub to penetrate the meat more easily. Roughening the surface in this way also results in a crisper, more flavorful crust after broiling.
• Stir together salt, pepper, garlic, rosemary, mustard, and oil in a small bowl until it forms a wet paste. Spread rub evenly over lamb, working it into the incisions. Let lamb sit at room temperature, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Transfer lamb, fat side up, to a large roasting pan fitted with a rack, and add broth. Roast lamb 20 minutes. Reduce temperature to 325 degrees, and roast until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of flesh near the bone reaches 130 degrees to 135 degrees (medium-rare), about 55 minutes. Increase temperature to broil; broil until surface sizzles and becomes brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Transfer lamb to a platter or carving board; let rest at least 20 minutes before carving.

GRANDMA'S ROAST LEG OF LAMB

Steps:

• 1. Take the lamb leg and rub one of the garlic cloves over it. Cut 6 slits under the skin and place the garlic cloves in the slits. Rub butter on all side of the lamb and sprinkle salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder or granuals on all sides of the Lamb. Add sliced onions.
• 2. Place in refrig overnight or longer. Remove garlic cloves from the lamb.
• 3. Place leg in roasting pan and a couple cups of chicken broth. Lay most of the onions of top of lamb. Put the rest of the onion slices in the bottom of pan, dont' worry the onions are suppose to get a very dark brown. Roast at 350* till skin is brown and a tad crisp. Add potatoes the last 40 minutes to make them brown. Take out the lamb and potatoes from the roasting pan and cover with foil. Let is rest. Drain fat from pan. Leave the onions in the pan and place the onions, that were on top of the lamb, in the roasting pan. . Deglaze the pan with chicken broth, water or wine. Add some roux and water to make a gravy.
• 4. We never eat lamb pink or rare. We like it throughly cooked.