Skewered Leg Of Lamb Recipe - Cooking Index
This flavorful and tenderizing marinade makes an ordinary leg of lamb melt-in-your-mouth perfect.
Type: Lamb1 | Dijon-style mustard - (8 oz) | |
1/2 cup | 118ml | Olive oil |
2 tablespoons | 30ml | Dry red wine |
2 | Garlic cloves - minced | |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Dried rosemary - crushed |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Dried basil - crushed |
1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Dried oregano - crushed |
1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Dried thyme - crushed |
1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Pepper |
1 | Boneless leg of lamb - (abt 4 lbs) - butterflied |
In a medium bowl, combine mustard, oil, wine, garlic, rosemary, basil, oregano, thyme, and pepper.
Remove fell (paper-thin, pinkish-red layer) from outer surface of meat. Trim fat. Place lamb in a shallow dish. Spread lamb with mustard mixture. Cover and marinate 4 hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
Remove lamb from marinade, reserving marinade. Thread two 12-inch skewers through meat, criss-crossing diagonally. Place lamb in center of cooking grate. Grill 45 to 55 minutes for rare (or until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of meat registers 140 degrees), 55 to 65 minutes for medium (160 degrees), or 1 to 1 1/4 hours for medium-well (170 degrees). Brush with reserved marinade during the last 10 minutes of grilling time.
This recipe yields 16 servings.
Source:
Weber's Recipes at http://www.weber.com
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