Harissa Leg Of Lamb
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SERVES
8 People
PREP TIME
60 Minutes
COOK TIME
120 Minutes
Hatari Recipe: Harissa leg of lamb
INGREDIENTS: leg of lamb
5 1/2 – 6 1/2 pound leg of Hatari Lamb, bone-in.
8–10 fat garlic cloves
2 shallots, quartered
3–4 tablespoons Harissa Paste
2 tablespoons preserved lemons (or 1 tablespoon lemon zest)
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon caraway seeds, optional
1 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons fresh thyme (or one tablespoon dried)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup thick whole milk yogurt, plain
Optional: roasting vegetables- potatoes, carrots, parsnips, onions, etc
DIRECTIONS: leg of lamb
Prep the Lamb
Trim the fat off the leg if you prefer a leaner version -or leave some on for extra flavor. Score all sides of leg 1/2 inch deep, 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart (crosshatch if you like), sprinkle with salt and bring to room temp for at least 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350F
Make the Lamb Marinade
Place garlic, shallot, Harissa paste, preserved lemon, salt, cumin, pepper, caraway seeds, thyme and olive oil in a food processer and pulse until uniformly chopped. Add the yogurt, pulse a few times (don’t blend or it will get runny). Taste for heat, adding more harissa paste to taste.
Assemble Lamb
Place the lamb over a rack in a roasting pan. Lift the bone end of the leg straight up and brush the underside of the leg with the Harissa Yogurt getting into the slits and cuts as best you can. Lay it down over the rack, brush the remaining marinade over the top, getting into slits and lathering it up generously. Nestle in any roasting veggies you like (toss with olive oil and season with salt and pepper first.) You could brush any remaining marinade on the veggies if you like.
Bake Lamb
- At 350F for approximately 20 minutes per pound for medium-rare so plan on roughly 2 hours. Place lamb on the lower third of the oven, loosely covered with a foil “tent” for one hour. After one hour, check internal temp and remove foil. Check the lamb’s internal temp every 20 minutes or so and make sure the roast is not over-browning. You can always re-tent with foil if getting too dark. A little color is good here, but you don’t want it to burn.
- Once the roast reaches 130 – 135 degrees F at the thickest end, pull it out, tent it again and let it rest 15-20 minutes before cutting into it, allowing the internal temp to rise and the juices to remain in the meat, which will help keep the meat tender.
Andrew Hill
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mabel says:
My family absolutely loved it and trust me there is no one more brutally honest than family. Can’t wait for more to be uploaded. Can you please change to the metric system, thanks M
Best lamb you will get your hands on. Well matured and full of flavour