BARBECUE LEG OF LAMB WITH ROSEMARY AND GARLIC

Leg of lamb is a family favourite. We have it twice a year: for my daughter's birthday and for Easter Sunday. It can be rather pricey so it isn't something we eat all the time. When I found that leg of lamb was on offer at the supermarket, I decided to take advantage of it and have an extra this year. 

Lamb is really nice to slow roast on the barbecue. I pre-cooked the marinated lamb briefly in the oven to give it a head start and also make it absorb the marinade as the meat seals. I then had time to prepare the rest of the dishes as the lamb sits in the barbecue. 

Although it isn't exactly summery and hot on the day we had this, the weather was not too bad. I was even able to shoot my photos outside. It has been rather stressful taking photos the past few days because the sun always disappears when the food is ready. Sometimes it even starts raining while I'm taking photos in the garden. Today, I was able to take the photos quickly and then hurriedly whisk the lamb to the hungry crowd.

This is a very good dish for entertaining. I served it with minestrone soup, couscous with apricots, sultanas and toasted pine nuts and a simple green salad.

Ingredients:


1 leg of lamb, deboned and butterflied
4 cloves of garlic
1 medium onion
rind and juice of 1 lime
2 tbsps. sherry

2 tbsps. olive oil
1 1/2 tsps. of chopped fresh rosemary
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

Method:

Mix all of the marinade ingredients together in a food processor and puree. Cut deep gashes into the lamb meat on both sides. Season with the pureed ingredients, pushing well into the cuts. Marinate for at least an hour. 

Transfer the lamb and the marinade to a roasting tin and cover tightly with foil. Roast for 30 minutes in a pre-heated oven, 350° F/180° C. 

Prepare and pre-heat the barbecue. Put a grilling/roasting rack  on the barbecue  so that the meat does't sit directly on the barbecue grill. Transfer the lamb to the barbecue and continue cooking, with the barbecue lid on, on low heat until done. This 2 kg. leg was done in an hour and 20 minutes. This would vary depending on the heat and the size of the meat. Check doneness with a meat thermometer or by pinching the meat. The firmer the meat, the more done it is. Lamb is best cooked medium well. Overcooking makes the meat dry. 

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