Grilled Leg of Lamb With Garlic and Herb Lemon Marinade
- Ready In:
- 24hrs
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 leg of lamb (bone in) or 1 butterflied leg of lamb
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GARLIC HERB AND LEMON MARINADE
- 4 -5 fresh minced garlic cloves (or to taste)
- 3⁄4 cup olive oil
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- 5 -6 green onions, chopped (optional)
- salt and pepper
- 1 large lemon, juice of
directions
- Mix all marinade ingredients together in a glass bowl.
- Place the lamb in a extra large heavy-duty plastic bag or glass bowl.
- Pour the marinade over the lamb, and turn to coat well on all sides.
- Cover tightly with plastic wrap (if using a glass bowl).
- Place in the fridge for a minimum of 24 hours (turning occasionally to distribute marinade).
- When ready to grill, remove from fridge and save marinade for basting if desired.
- Turn the grill to high heat.
- Sear both sides for about 5 minutes on each side.
- Reduce grill temperature to medium heat and finish cooking the lamb.
- You may baste the lamb with the leftover marinade if desired.
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Reviews
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We had this for Easter dinner and it was excellent! Having purchased a boneless leg of lamb at Costco, I was pleased to find out that once I cut the mesh bag off, the meat was already filleted. I prepared it a few days ahead and put it in a zipper bag in the refrigerator. So the Easter day prep was really easy. Everyone thought we had outdone ourselves.
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This was a fabulous recipe even if I changed the method a little. Basically I marinated two legs of lamb and then baked them for three hours at a low temperature in a covered oven dish. The resulting dish was tender and incredibly flavoursome. I highly recommend the recipe for slow cooking though I am sure it is just as amazing as a grill recipe. Thanks Kitten!