Holiday Leg of Lamb recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon seasoned salt ½ teaspoon dried marjoram ¼ teaspoon dry mustard ⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom 5 pounds whole leg of lamb ½ teaspoon dried thyme 1 orange peel, cut into slivers 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint, or to taste
Nutrition Info
- 523.8 caloriescarbohydrate: 0.4 gcholesterol: 156.5 mgfat: 38.8 gfiber: 0.2 gprotein: 40.7 gsaturatedFat: 16.9 gservingSize: -sodium: 451.5 mgsugar: : -transFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Holiday Leg of Lamb
Directions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
In a small bowl, mix together salt, pepper, seasoned salt, marjoram, mustard and cardamom. Rub spice mixture over lamb. Cut 16 deep slits into roast. Insert thyme and a sliver of orange peel into each slit. Place lamb fat side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer in center of thickest portion of meat.
Roast lamb in preheated oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Meat is medium done when a meat thermometer registers 175 degrees F. and is well done at 180 degrees F.
Remove meat thermometer. Place roast on a warm serving platter. Put a paper frill around end of leg bone and garnish platter with fresh mint.