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Minted Roast leg of lamb – with homemade gravy

Date : April 2019 VJ Be the first to comment!

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There’s nothing nicer than a joint of succulent roast leg of lamb , covered in mint marinade and cooked to perfection!

Slices of roast lamb cut from the leg joint.
Table Of Contents
  • Roast Leg of Lamb
  • Cooking times for leg of lamb
  • How to prepare and cook leg of lamb
  • Rest the lamb
  • Make the gravy
  • You may also like these other lamb recipes ….
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  • Recipe – Minted Roast Leg of Lamb

Roast Leg of Lamb

Minted roast leg of lamb is a bit of a luxury when you are only two people to share it, so when I found my local supermarket selling whole lamb legs for the price of a small piece of lamb roast, I grabbed a few and asked the friendly butcher to chop them in half for me.  The result – a freezer stocked with enough lamb roasts to stock a small farm!

We love lamb.  There is so much you can do with it – roasted in the oven with garlic and rosemary, slow-cooked pull-apart lamb in the slow cooker, pot-roasted in the pressure cooker, or this way – minted and roasted to perfection.

Lamb is a very easy meat to cook. Just pop it in the oven and forget about it until it is done.

Follow my cooking times below to get perfect roast leg of lamb. Every. Single. Time.

Cooking times for leg of lamb

The ideal way to cook your lamb to perfection is to use a meat thermometer.  When the internal temperature reaches a certain point your lamb is done and should be taken out and rested.

  • Medium rare – very pink – 55 – 60 °C
  • Medium – just a hint of pink – 61 – 66 °C
  • Well done – no pink at all – 67 – 71 °C

If like me, you don’t own a meat thermometer you can just time your lamb instead

  • Medium rare – very pink – 20 minutes per 450g + 20 mins
  • Medium – just a hint of pink – 25 minutes per 450g + 25 minutes
  • Well done – no pink at all -30 minutes per 450g + 30 minutes

The above times and temperatures assume an oven temperature of 190°C / 375 °F

For more information on cooking lamb, along with information on the different cuts of lamb, see this handy guide.

Roast lamb being sliced.

How to prepare and cook leg of lamb

To prepare the leg of lamb with mint marinade, sprinkle the lamb with salt to taste, then cover the whole joint with mint sauce.  This allows the marinade to stick to the meat.

Sprinkle 1/2 a packet of powdered mint marinade over the mint sauce and pat down. You can find powdered mint marinade in the gravy section of any large supermarket or buy it on-line at Amazon

Place the lamb in a roasting dish, cover with a lid and place in a pre-heated oven for the times stated above.

If you don’t have a roasting dish with a lid – then just cover the dish with tinfoil.

10 minutes before the end of the cooking time (or 10 degrees before optimal temperature), remove the lid to allow the lamb to brown.

Rest the lamb

It is very important to allow the lamb to rest for at least 20 minutes after removing from the oven. This gives the meat time to relax and allows the juices to settle. If you carve it straight out of the oven all the delicious juices will just run all over your chopping board.

Leave the lamb in the roasting pan with the lid on, and let it stand until you are ready to carve.

I like to serve my Minted Lamb with roast potatoes and a selection of veggies and plenty of gravy made with the roasting juices.

Why not try it with my Boere boontjies (mashed green beans) and Baby Marrow with Tomato and Onion, or what about trying Potthucke (German potato cake bake) instead of the roast potatoes.

Make the gravy

For a quick and easy gravy just mix 1 Tablespoon of lamb gravy granules with a little boiling water and then make it up to 1 cup with the remains of the lamb roasting juices.  The minty flavour from the lamb adds a delicious taste to the gravy.

You may also like these other lamb recipes ….

  • Lancashire hotpot
  • Easy lamb curry
  • Lamb shanks with minted gravy
  • South African lamb bredie
  • Lamb curry in pita bread

Or why not just have a browse through all my main meals for a bit of inspiration for your next supper.

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Recipe – Minted Roast Leg of Lamb

Slices of roast lamb cut from the leg joint.
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Minted Roast Leg of Lamb

Juicy and succulent, minted Roast Leg of Lamb, cooked to perfection
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time1 hr 30 mins
Total Time1 hr 40 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Any
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 382kcal
Author: Veronica

Ingredients

  • 1.5 kg Leg of Lamb
  • Salt to taste
  • 4 Tablespoons mint sauce
  • 1/2 packet mint marinade You may need a whole packet depending on the size of your lamb leg
  • 1 – 2 Tablespoons olive oil For roasting tin

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 190 °C / 375 °F.
  • Wipe the lamb with a damp cloth
  • Season with salt and then rub with mint sauce
  • Pat all over with dry mint marinade powder
  • Place the lamb in a roasting dish.  I like to line my dish with tin-foil to save on the washing up.
  • Cover the roasting dish with another layer of tin-foil
  • Place in the oven and leave for the times or temperature indicated below.
    *Internal temperature
     – Medium rare – very pink – 55 – 60 °C
     – Medium – just a hint of pink – 61 – 66 °C
     – Well done – no pink at all – 67 – 71 °C
    *Cooking time
     – Medium rare – very pink – 20 minutes per 450g + 20 mins
     – Medium – just a hint of pink – 25 minutes per 450g + 25 minutes
     – Well done – no pink at all -30 minutes per 450g + 30 minutes
  • Remove from the oven and allow to rest for at least 20 minutes before carving

Notes

Cooking times will vary depending on how well done you like your lamb.
I like to rub the lamb with mint sauce before adding the powdered mint marinade.  This allows the marinade to stick to the meat.
It is very important to allow the lamb to rest for at least 20 minutes before carving and serving.  The resting time allows the juices to settle, and the meat to relax.  If you carve the meat as soon as it comes out of the oven, all those delicious juices will run out onto your carving board and the meat will be dry.
A 1.5kg leg of lamb is more than sufficient to feed 6 to 8 hungry people as part of a roast dinner.  The calorie count has been based on 8 servings.

Nutrition

Calories: 382kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.2g | Protein: 35.7g | Fat: 26.6g | Saturated Fat: 10.6g | Sodium: 292mg | Potassium: 13mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Calcium: 6mg

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In my previous life, I was an IT Consultant. Now that I've swapped an office for a kitchen I have a lot more time to spend on things that interest me such as trying out new recipes. Most of my cooking is based around quick and easy meals, and you'll probably find a little South African influence creeping in due to the many years I spent there.

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