HOLIDAY LEG OF LAMB

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

Provided by Elisa Gale

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