Yogurt-Mint Marinated Grilled Leg of Lamb

Name: Yogurt-Mint Marinated Grilled Leg of Lamb
Prep time: 9 h 50 min
Cook time: 9 h 50 min
Total time: 9 h 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters fresh mint leaves; 5 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 kgs de-boned leg of lamb, trimmed of excess fat; 3 dashes hot pepper sauce; 8 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 473 milliliters Greek-style yogurt

Yogurt-Mint Marinated Grilled Leg of Lamb requires roughly 9 hours and 50 minutes from start to finish. This breakfast has 266 calories, 42g of protein, and 8g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. If you have yogurt, garlic, de-boned leg of lamb, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Users who liked this recipe also liked Grilled Yogurt-Marinated Leg of Lamb, Grilled Yogurt-Marinated Leg of Lamb, and Grilled Marinated Leg of Lamb with Asparagus and Mint Chimichurri.

Instructions

Using a paring knife, make several small slits over the entire surface of the lamb, and stuff the slits with the sliced garlic.

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Garlic

Lamb

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Knife

Add the yogurt, mint, cumin and hot pepper sauce to the work bowl of a food processor and process until smooth.

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Hot Sauce

Yogurt

Cumin

Mint

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Food Processor

Bowl

Place the lamb on a large baking sheet and rub the entire leg with the yogurt mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 8 hours, or overnight.

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Yogurt

Lamb

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Baking Sheet

Preheat the grill to high.

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Grill

Remove the lamb from the marinade and season well with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Marinade

Lamb

Place the lamb, skin side down, on the grill. Grill until the skin side is golden brown, then turn the lamb over, and reduce the heat of the grill to medium so that the grill maintains a constant temperature of 350 degrees F. Continue grilling until a thermometer inserted deep into the meat reaches a temperature of 145 degrees F for medium-rare doneness, about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.

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Lamb

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