Marinated Leg of Lamb Cooked With Lemon & Apple Juice

Montana Heart Song's Note:

This recipe can be used for any mutton cut. After marinating,leg of lamb can be cooked in Oven or Crockpot. Lamb Chops grilled with a baste.I used two slices of cooked leg of lamb (a leftover) for a sandwich with margarine on the bread, delicious!

• Total Time: 3 hrs 40 mins
• Prep Time: 40 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

Marinate

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 2 teaspoons thyme
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt or 1/2 teaspoon salt substitute
• 1 teaspoon sugar or 1 teaspoon Splenda granular

Meats

• 1 deboned leg of lamb or 8 lamb chops

Oven or Crockpot Steaming Sauce

• 3 cups apple juice
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 (1 g) packet Splenda sugar substitute

Additions

• 4 large apples, whole, cored

Basting Sauce

• 2 tablespoons apple juice
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 (1 g) packet Splenda sugar substitute

Gravy

• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup water

Directions:

1. Have butcher debone and remove any fat.
2. When you get home try to remove all fat from meat cut.
3. Pour olive oil, wine vinegar, oregano, thyme, garlic, allspice, salt and sugar in 1 gallon zip lock bag. Shake until well mixed. Place meat in bag. Marinate 6 hours to overnight.
4. In roasting pan or crockpot place leg of lamb. Throw marinate away. Save 1/4 cup to pour over lamb.
5. Mix splenda with steaming sauce, pour over the meat.Cover.
6. Oven 325* 3 hours.
7. Note: Place whole apples in roasting pan the last hour of baking.
8. Crockpot 6 hours high heat, 4 hours low heat.
9. If grilling, mix basting sauce and baste the chop twice, once on each side, cook about 5 minutes each side.
10. 1 hours before serving, Peel 8 medium potatoes, cut in quarters and drop into the crockpot or roasting pan. Put whole cored apples in also if desired.
11. For Gravy:.
12. Remove lamb and potatoes and apples. Keep warm in oven.
13. Mix cornstarch and cold water and add to juices in pan or crockpot.Make sure that there is at least 2 cups of liquid. Stir until thickened. Serve over meat and potatoes. Garnish cooked applies with cherries. Serve in a separate dish.
14. Time given is for cooking time in oven.