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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.
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
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: dheer1231
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
check out my kabsa video for the rice with the nuts, it is so easy and tastes so good. :)
By: dedemed
thx for the recipeee...will hopefully try it always wanted to do it in the oven but been scared to not come out well done, yours looks great will try your timings for it and do you by any chance have a recipe for titbi2a? the Lebanese rice with 7 spices and all the nuts
By: Lebnaniyi
for dede cuz she didn't know what it was..Spinach
By: Lebnaniyi
This looks wonderful! I was wondering if leg of lamb is something you have to ask for in the grocery store because I have never seen it in the meat cases? I think I will definitely give this a try! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!
By: chattingwithu
You should make Koshari!
By: HE3991
which seasoning u have used?? i missed the name
By: saif140
LOL woooooo whooooooooo :)
By: dedemed
You don't have to use rosemary, you can us any herb that you like, thyme, basil, mint...they all add wonderful flavor but I prefer to use rosemary with lamb :)
By: dedemed
Go WSU Warriors! xD
By: echonmxco

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