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Minty Lamb Recipe

	Kochhexe / All my dishes 4 months ago No self-respcting englishman would eat this :-) - contains garlic. but i've always loved the combination of lamb with mint.! i still like to serve this with small grean beans, grilled tomatoes, potato wedges or small red whole potatoes, cooked in t... More Prep:20m Cook:90m Servings:6	Kochhexe
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Ingredients

2 cups fresh mint leaves

1/2 cup chopped parsley

3 large garlic cloves, peeled and halved

1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

1/4 cup olive oil

1/3 cup cream cheese, more or less

1/4 cup pine nuts or walnuts, chopped

black pepper, about 2-3 turns of the pepper mill

1 (6 to 7 pounds) leg of lamb,

trimmed of fat, boned,

and bone removed, flattened out (butterflied?)

Directions

Preheat oven to 220 °C, reducing heat to 150 °C after roast is put into oven

In blender, combine mint, parsley, 2 cloves of the garlic, oil, cheese, pine nuts, lemon juice, and pepper.

make a coarse paste, scraping down sides of the container

chop remaining 1 clove of garlic into slivers

Cut small pockets into surface of lamb

insert garlic slivers.

Spread inside side of meat (where the bone has been removed)

with about two-thirds of the mint pesto.

Roll up meat to make a big 'roulade'to enclose filling;

tie with kitchen string or use special clasps

insert meat thermometer, if desired

set roast of wire rack in roasting pan.

Cook until a meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of meat registers 60°C for rare,

75°C for medium

about 1 1/2 hours.

remove lamb from oven, cover losely with aluminium foil,

let sit to rest before cutting.

To serve, cut meat across the grain into thin slices;

don't forget to remove string before serving :-)

Makes 8 to 10 servings - if you are lucky.

for this i use the meat thermometer as i'd like to be sure of the doneness of the lamb.

the time, of course, depends on the thickness of the leg of lamb, respectively the 'roulade' (roll-up) your made of it.

if you like the lamb to have a crispy top, turn on grill for the last 5-10 minutes so.

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Comments

shirleyoma 4 months ago said:
I'm not English! lol Love all of this!! Great post!

lunasea 3 months, 3 weeks ago said:
This recipe makes me very hungry...I love everything about it. Bravo!!

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