Best Leg Of Lamb Dinner Recipes

HOLIDAY LEG OF LAMB

Holiday Leg of Lamb image

This leg of lamb is succulent and aromatic, a favorite of my family at Christmas time.

Provided by Elisa Gale

Categories Leg of Lamb

Time 3h30m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
½ teaspoon dried marjoram
¼ teaspoon dry mustard
⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom
5 pounds whole leg of lamb
½ teaspoon dried thyme
1 orange peel, cut into slivers
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint, or to taste

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
In a small bowl, mix together salt, pepper, seasoned salt, marjoram, mustard and cardamom. Rub spice mixture over lamb. Cut 16 deep slits into roast. Insert thyme and a sliver of orange peel into each slit. Place lamb fat side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer in center of thickest portion of meat.
Roast lamb in preheated oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Meat is medium done when a meat thermometer registers 175 degrees F. and is well done at 180 degrees F.
Remove meat thermometer. Place roast on a warm serving platter. Put a paper frill around end of leg bone and garnish platter with fresh mint.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 523.8 calories, Carbohydrate 0.4 g, Cholesterol 156.5 mg, Fat 38.8 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 40.7 g, SaturatedFat 16.9 g, Sodium 451.5 mg

ROAST LEG OF LAMB

Roast Leg of Lamb image

Cooking peeled potatoes in the pan around the roast is yummy. The only other things you need are gravy made from the pan drippings and a fresh vegetable.

Provided by MBENHAM

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Lamb Leg

Time 2h10m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

4 cloves garlic, sliced
2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
5 pounds leg of lamb

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Cut slits in the top of the leg of lamb every 3 to 4 inches, deep enough to push slices of garlic down into the meat. Salt and pepper generously all over the top of lamb, place several sprigs of fresh rosemary under and on top of the lamb. Place lamb on roasting pan.
Roast in preheated oven until the lamb is cooked to your desired doneness, about 1 3/4 to 2 hours. Do not overcook the lamb, the flavor is best if meat is still slightly pink. Let rest at least 10 minutes before carving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 381.8 calories, Carbohydrate 0.4 g, Cholesterol 136.1 mg, Fat 25.3 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 35.8 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Sodium 136.3 mg