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Holiday Leg Of Lamb

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Recipe Summary Holiday Leg Of Lamb

This leg of lamb is succulent and aromatic, a favorite of my family at Christmas time.

Ingredients | Boneless Leg Of Lamb Recipe Oven

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon seasoned salt

½ teaspoon dried marjoram

¼ teaspoon dry mustard

⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom

5 pounds whole leg of lamb

½ teaspoon dried thyme

1 orange peel, cut into slivers

2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint, or to taste

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

In a small bowl, mix together salt, pepper, seasoned salt, marjoram, mustard and cardamom. Rub spice mixture over lamb. Cut 16 deep slits into roast. Insert thyme and a sliver of orange peel into each slit. Place lamb fat side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer in center of thickest portion of meat.

Roast lamb in preheated oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Meat is medium done when a meat thermometer registers 175 degrees F. and is well done at 180 degrees F.

Remove meat thermometer. Place roast on a warm serving platter. Put a paper frill around end of leg bone and garnish platter with fresh mint.

Info | Boneless Leg Of Lamb Recipe Oven

prep: 20 mins cook: 3 hrs additional: 10 mins total: 3 hrs 30 mins Servings: 10 Yield: 10 servings

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