Yogurt-Mint Marinated Grilled Leg of Lamb

Bobby Flay

Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay

Show: Boy Meets GrillEpisode: Lamb

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Total Time:
9 hr 50 min
Prep
10 min
Inactive
8 hr 10 min
Cook
1 hr 30 min
Yield:
8 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1 de-boned (5 pound) leg of lamb, trimmed of excess fat
  • 5 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 2 cups Greek-style yogurt
  • 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 3 to 5 dashes hot pepper sauce
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Using a paring knife, make several small slits over the entire surface of the lamb, and stuff the slits with the sliced garlic. Add the yogurt, mint, cumin and hot pepper sauce to the work bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. 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.

Preheat the grill to high. Remove the lamb from the marinade and season well with salt and pepper. 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. Remove lamb from grill, cover with foil, and let rest for 10 minutes. Slice the meat on the bias into 1/4-inch thick slices.

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  • on June 07, 2011

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    Can't wait to try the lamb recipe. For the yogurt, I use whole milk plain yogurt spooned into several coffee filters to strain it. It takes several hours to overnight, but you get a nice thick Greek like yogurt.

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  • on April 05, 2010

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    I attend the annual LambStravaganza on Angel Island in San Francisco at Easter and each year they have a lamb roast (BBQ. This year I did the Yogart/Mint recipe and won BEST OF SHOW.

    There were over 25 entries and I had people standing in line to taste the meat AS I WAS STILL COOKING IT.

    Thank you Bobby, nice recipe.

    Chuck Valdez (from Los Angeles

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  • on March 30, 2010

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    I want to try this for Easter dinner. Just moved and sold grill and no new one yet so must use the oven. Need some advice to cook in the oven, what temp, placement in oven and how long/temp internally? The leftover idea sounds terrific and right on point for another great meal. Thanx to Bobby for another great recipe!

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