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Roast Leg of Lamb Recipe
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Lamb is a great alternative to beef or chicken. It is moist, tender and flavorful when roasted to perfection. This is a great dish to serve at holidays or family dinners because there is plenty to go around and it is very filling. Total Time: 100 minutes Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 90 minutes Yield: 6-8 Level: Easy Ingredients 5 lb Leg of Lamb 6-8 stems fresh rosemary 2 tbs minced garlic 1/3 cup lemon juice 2 tsp salt 1/4 cup olive oil 1 whole lemon thinly sliced 15 cloves whole garlic 3 tbs DedeMed's roast lamb seasoning 1 tsp black pepper Directions Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Start with a non-stick cooking pan, with or without a roasting pan. Place a few stems of rosemary at the bottom of the pan and place the leg of lamb on top of it. Rub the leg of lamb with the lemon juice then the salt and the minced garlic. Poke 15 slits in the leg of lamb and stuff each slit with a clove of garlic. Next sprinkle the lamb with the black pepper and DedeMed’s roast lamb seasoning mix and rub in until the leg is completely covered. Next, drizzle the leg of lamb with olive oil and then place the lemon slices all over the leg of lamb until completely covered. Cover the pan and lamb with foil and place in the oven for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, turn down the temperature to 375 degrees for another hour if you like it medium rare. If you like it a bit more well done then leave in the oven for an additional 30 minutes. Let the lamb rest for 15-20 minutes before serving it. Serve with DedeMed’s brown rice and parsley for garnish.

Roast Leg of Lamb Recipe

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Yield: 6-8
Level: Easy

Ingredients

  • 5 lb Leg of Lamb
  • 6-8 stems fresh rosemary
  • 2 tbs minced garlic
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 whole lemon thinly sliced
  • 15 cloves whole garlic
  • 3 tbs DedeMed's roast lamb seasoning
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Start with a non-stick cooking pan, with or without a roasting pan. Place a few stems of rosemary at the bottom of the pan and place the leg of lamb on top of it. Rub the leg of lamb with the lemon juice then the salt and the minced garlic. Poke 15 slits in the leg of lamb and stuff each slit with a clove of garlic. Next sprinkle the lamb with the black pepper and DedeMed's Roast Lamb Seasoning and rub in until the leg is completely covered. Next, drizzle the leg of lamb with olive oil and then place the lemon slices all over the leg of lamb until completely covered. Cover the pan and lamb with foil and place in the oven for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, turn down the temperature to 375 degrees for another hour if you like it medium rare. If you like it a bit more well done then leave in the oven for an additional 30 minutes. Let the lamb rest for 15-20 minutes before serving it. Serve with DedeMed's Brown rice recipe and parsley for garnish.
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Ingredients

  • 5 lb Leg of Lamb
  • 6-8 stems fresh rosemary
  • 2 tbs minced garlic
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 whole lemon thinly sliced
  • 15 cloves whole garlic
  • 3 tbs DedeMed's roast lamb seasoning
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Start with a non-stick cooking pan, with or without a roasting pan. Place a few stems of rosemary at the bottom of the pan and place the leg of lamb on top of it. Rub the leg of lamb with the lemon juice then the salt and the minced garlic. Poke 15 slits in the leg of lamb and stuff each slit with a clove of garlic. Next sprinkle the lamb with the black pepper and DedeMed's Roast Lamb Seasoning and rub in until the leg is completely covered. Next, drizzle the leg of lamb with olive oil and then place the lemon slices all over the leg of lamb until completely covered. Cover the pan and lamb with foil and place in the oven for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, turn down the temperature to 375 degrees for another hour if you like it medium rare. If you like it a bit more well done then leave in the oven for an additional 30 minutes. Let the lamb rest for 15-20 minutes before serving it. Serve with DedeMed's Brown rice recipe and parsley for garnish.


Lamb is a great alternative to beef or chicken. It is moist, tender and flavorful when roasted to perfection.
This is a great dish to serve at holidays or family dinners because there is plenty to go around and it is very filling.
no, never remove the fat from red meat, it keeps it tender when you roast it
By: dedemed
Hi! I thought we were suppose remove fatting top off, just like chickens
By: marie kilbane
For anyone looking to do lamb, this is the best way to do it. Inserting garlic and rosemary into slots is the best and gives the most traditional flavor. Great video I am glad someone has a simplistic flavor lamb recipe on here
By: EMOxxSLAYERx
yes I did, as well as UofM and UfoD Mercy :)
By: dedemed
I heard this girl went to Wayne State.
By: SethHesio
Lol, thanks, this is a great recipe I must admit :)
By: dedemed
YA Habib albi! I love me some good lamb! Walah I want to marry this woman! :)
By: bigcheese327
true!
By: mohammad jesus
That is a true tip, my mom marinates everything in yogurt, chicken, beef, lamb, you name it, it helps to tenderize the meat. It is a great tip, but if you have a good high quality piece of meat you don't have to always do that, the fat should help keep it tender and moist.
By: dedemed
you are very welcome, I know that a lot of people try to keep all meat as lean as possible and I agree...well sometimes....and sometimes you just have to get it with some fat to help the flavor develop and to enhance the tenderness :)
By: dedemed
Fantastic! try this. Marinate for 48 hours in a refrigerator in Greek yogurt, before you start this process. (learned that from a Lebonese caterer... that made a fortune selling lamb) :) keep it up you beautiful girl! I love your videos oh, and by the way the kibbe was fantastic! going to make some more this weekend.
By: trwsandford
not such a happy ending for the lamb.eh ?
By: Tausif Ahsan
Thanks for letting us know abt the use of cooking it with fat.I generally cook without the fat.Next time I 'll do it with fat.happy new year.
By: mohammad jesus
sounds great! let me know how you like it :) Great tips!
By: dedemed
Looks wonderful. Another great recipe! What I would do differently: 1) Dry the meat really well before cooking to give a better crust on the outside, and 2) cook it longer at a lower temp (275°F or 135°C/Gas Mark 1). Low and slow!
By: tattooyu
thanks, check out my other recipes on my site :)
By: dedemed
if you have one that's great, make it on the rotisserie but if you don't this way works great too!
By: dedemed
it looked delicious even before u put it in the oven..lol
By: tauqir92
WHAT? no rotisserie??!
By: LivingSymbiote
I sincerely apologize, I am behind on getting the written recipes up on my stie, they will all be up by Friday I promise :)
By: dedemed
Dede, I am unable to find this recipe on your website. Would it be possible to direct me to the written versin of this recipe on your website? I was similarly unable to find your recipe for mediterranean mashed potatoes. Regardless, thank you very much for your effective and easy to follow recipes.
By: FightStudent
ok, we say it a bit differently. I do have a spinach video, check out my site and look up spinach pies :)
By: dedemed
ok, we say it a bit differently. I do have a spinach video, check out my site and look up spinach pies :)
By: dedemed
the seasoning is Dede's Roast Leg of Lamb seasoning, it is available on my site :)
By: dedemed
just ask your butcher, you may need to order it in advance or try going to an actual meat place/butcher instead of a grocery store. A lot of Italian/Greek/Turkish/Middle Eastern butchers will have leg of lamb :)
By: dedemed
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