How to cook lamb for lunch
Traditional Sunday lunch?
How would you cook a leg of English lamb for your Sunday meal.
I have tried roasting it with garlick and on other occasions with rosemary.
It has to go with all the usual “trimmings”for sunday lunch.
The best simple answer gets the ten points.
Grilled Leg of Lamb
1ΒΌ hours | 15 min prep | SERVES 8 -12
Ingredients
2 lbs plain yogurt or low-fat yogurt (2 pints)
1/2 cup olive oil , plus
to taste olive oil , for brushing grill
1 lemon, zest of
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (3 lemons)
3/4 cup fresh rosemary leaves (2 large bunches)
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 (5 lb) butterflied leg of lamb (9 pounds bone-in)
Directions
1Combine the yogurt, olive oil, lemon zest and juice, rosemary, salt, and pepper in a large non-reactive bowl.
2Add the lamb, making sure it is covered with marinade.
3Marinate in the refrigerator, covered, overnight or for up to 3 days.
4Bring the lamb to room temperature.
5Prepare a charcoal grill with hot coals.
6Scrape the marinade off the lamb, wipe the meat with paper towels, and season it generously with salt and pepper.
7Brush the grill with oil to keep the lamb from sticking, and grill on both sides until the internal temperature is 120 to 125 degrees for rare.
8This will take 40 minutes to 1 hour, depending on how hot the grill is.
9Remove the lamb to a cutting board, cover with aluminum foil, and allow to rest for 20 minutes.
10Then slice and serve.
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