First, get a fresh leg of lamb whenever possible. As in, from a butcher. The next best thing would be one of those sealed up things at the local grocery store, but that will usually be imported, and several weeks old already.

Boning the leg takes quite a bit of practice, but probably isn't as hard as you imagine. A somewhat flexible knife works best, though I admit I usually just use my chefs knife.

Set the leg on it's side, with the end closest to the bone facing up. Cut down along the bone, taking care to get all the tendons and connective tissue around the knee. Your first time, there WILL be meat left on the bone, but don't worry too much. You'll improve with practice.

Next, butterfly the leg. I usually cut to a thickness of about 1"-1.5".


The most important part in this whole thing is the marinade. Keep it simple- you're going to still want to be able to TASTE the lamb when we're done.

I usually just throw about a half cup of olive oil into a bowl, along with the leaves from 4 or so rosemary sprigs. Mix in the juice of one lemon, and a teaspoon of so of both cumin and freshly ground black pepper. Season both sides of your butterflied leg with sea salt, then put it in a large shallow dish.

Peel and crush 5 o 6 cloves of garlic. FRESH GARLIC IS A MUST. If you have pre-chopped garlic in your fridge, you have no business being in a kitchen. I firmly believe that. put the garlic in the dish with you lamb, and pour your marinade evenly over the whole thing.

Next up, the waiting. I marinate lamb for at least 48 hours, though with a few extra additions to the marinate, you can get some FANTASTIC results with 4-6 days.

After it's done sitting, it's time for grilling. Since I've only got access to a gas grill at the moment, I go for a medium setting. About 15 minutes a side, turned once, though gas is a bit tricky as the oil almost always ignites at some point.

Let it sit for 5-10 minutes before cutting. Serve with cous cous, and a light salad of non-lettuce greens. maybe some flatbread if your feeling really fancy.


Enjoy.

Are You Fucking Serious?

Have we met?

i doubt it.

i have never eaten lamb. which does it taste the most like? chicken, beef, or other?

It's KIND of like beef, but it tastes like lamb once you know what lamb tastes like.


It's never really caught on in America, but us foreigners love us some lamb.

yeah, my great grandma used to eat lamb whenever we'd go out for a holiday dinner (usually easter and christmas). other than that i've never heard of anyone eating it

you're missing out, sir.


Lamb korma is possibly the greatest thing in existence.

Lamb is good stuff. Although I never had it until I went to Jordan the summer of 2007.

lamb is fucking delicious

to the op: tldr