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Roast Leg of Lamb Recipe
Lamb marinated in a host of spices, baked perfect and served on the bed of roasted vegetables.
- Total Cook Time1 hr 15 mins
- Prep Time 15 mins
- Cook Time1 hr
- Recipe Servings4
- Medium
Ingredients of Roast Leg of Lamb
- 2 kg whole leg of lamb/raan
- For the marination:
- 2 Tbsp peeled garlic cloves
- 1 Tbsp minced ginger
- 1 Tbsp garam masala
- 1 Tbsp red chilli powder
- 1 Tbsp cumin powder
- 6 cubes of brown sugar
- 1/2 cup of apple juice
- Few springs of rosemary
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- For the side:
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 1 yellow squash
- 1 zucchini
- 2-3 potatoes
- 2 onions
- 1 Tbsp finely chopped ginger and garlic
- Rosemary springs and thyme leaves
- Salt and pepper
- Olive oil and butter
How to Make Roast Leg of Lamb
HideShow MediaFor the lamb:
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1. Wash and pat dry the leg of lamb. Then sprinkle salt on the leg of the lamb.
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2. Make some incision/gashes on meat. Stud these with the garlic cloves and sprigs of rosemary.
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3. Chop leeks, celery, carrots and onions for the base.
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4. Start
the marination process by blending some fresh parsley, garlic, ginger,
brown sugar, black pepper, red chilli powder, jeera powder, garam
masala, olive oil, apple juice and rosemary springs.
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5. Massage the leg of lamb with the mixture. Marinate lamb pieces for 2
hours. Preferably marination process should be done overnight.
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6. Put the marinated chicken over the base mix on an oven tray.
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7. Wrap the leg in aluminum foil and pour some water over the tray from sides. Roast it at 160-170C for two to two and a half hours.
For roasted vegetables:
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8. Chop red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, capsicum, yellow squash and zucchini. Cut the seedy portion off the squash and place the vegetables on an oven tray.
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9. Drizzle some salt, black pepper for taste. Put finely chopped ginger, garlic, rosemary springs and olive oil to the vegetables.
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10. Shake the tray.
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11. Put the tray in the oven and roast the vegetables for 11 minutes at 170 C temperature.
For the fried potatoes:
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12. Cut potatoes in circle shape, boil them and add salt.
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Note: Do not boil potatoes fully, when they are half cooked take them out.
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13. In a pan put some butter, olive oil, drained potatoes and fry them.
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14. In another pan add some more butter, olive. Add to this finely chopped onions, thyme leaves, salt and pepper for taste and saute it well for 2 to 3 minutes.
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15. When onions get half brown take them out from the pan and place it over fried potatoes. Let them fry for 15 to 16 minutes.
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16. Garnish it with some fresh parsley.
Final preparation:
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17. Place the leg of lamb on a serving plate.
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18. Put some roasted vegetables on one side and fried potatoes and onions on another.
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19. Garnish it with some parsley, rosemary, thyme and serve.