02.11.09
Lamb Roast Leg Recipe
Here’s the recipe, just for Meow 
There’s actually not much recipe involved here, just a lot of patience! 4 hours worth of patience!!
1- So you buy the lamb leg, right? Make sure it’s the “raan” (the back leg)! Make cuts in it all over.
2- Then rub it liberally with garlic, salt and some other masala if you like. My chachi just used garlic and salt. I used Shaan’s Roast Leg Masala lightly. In the end it doesn’t make too much of a difference because the meat has it’s own rich taste and that’s what you’re after.
Sprinkle some vinegar to make the it all stick.
3- Wrap it tightly in that plastic wrap thingy (we call it sarane wrap).
4- Marinade it overnight in the fridge.
5- Next day, preheat the oven at your maximum heat. (Mine’s is 500F)
6- Then pop the leg in there for an hour at this heat in a deep oven pan. Make sure to cover the pan with aluminum foil.
7- After an hour, reduce the heat to 350F for the next 2 hours.
8- For the last hour, make it 300F.
At this point, when you take it out, it should be so tender that it should come apart with a fork. You can also make a gash all the way down to the bone and the meat should come off the bone easily too. If this is not so, pop it in there for another hour. That should do it. Temperature times vary depending upon the size of your.. er, I mean the lamb’s leg. If you like your leg extra crispy, you can take off the foil in the last half hour.
There should also be some liquid left over in the pan. This is precious. I dump it in a pan on the stove. Add some milk and water. Sprinkle some salt and pepper and it becomes my yummy sauce!!
There, I hope you enjoy yours!
Specs said,
February 11, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Next time your Chachi makes lamb roast, please steal me some. Please. I LOVE meat. Roasted meat esp.
She lives here, doesn’t she? Gimme her address. One shall go and have a stake out outside her house till she gives me a little of that yumminess.
meow said,
February 12, 2009 at 6:20 am
OmG i love you! You are TOO kind!! I feel so very special!!
R doesn’t eat any red meat so in the past year I’ve hardly ever cooked meat but I think I’m going to snap soon if I don’t stuff my face with LOADS of meat!
Unfortunately I’ll have to try this when I’m having someone over otherwise it’ll be such a sad waste of yummy food.
My SIL makes adds some huge chunks of potato and tomato to her roasts and the veggies are yum too but I don’t really like her lamb preperation. So I’m going to try this with potatoes. Coz I lurrveee potatoes!
Marigold said,
February 13, 2009 at 7:25 am
Specky.. this one is in London
Meow.. Aww, you’re welcome
I usually make potatoes with it too but I didn’t want them to suck up my leg’s yummy juices so I baked them seprately!
Specs said,
February 24, 2009 at 5:22 pm
I might (60/40 in favor of yes) be going to London in April. Ab batao un ka pata.
Marigold said,
February 26, 2009 at 4:35 am
Chal bhaag