Im doing the above for Christmas lunch so I'm looking for a marinade!
Thinking yogurt, cumin,coriander type combo or something else
Anyone have any recipes?? Not really interested in mint the ones lol!!!
My flat mate used to do a really yummy honey and mustard marinade with seedy mustard.
It was just mustard, honey and soy sauce. No idea about quantities.
• 3 sticks of lemon grass
• 5cm piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 6 lime leaves
• a good pinch of ground cumin
• zest and juice of 1 lemon
• sea salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 leg of lamb, boned and butterflied (ask the butcher to do this)
• a few sprigs of fresh mint, leaves picked and finely chopped
• natural yoghurt
• 1 lemon
rocket, to serve
Slice the lemon grass sticks in half lengthways and bash them in a large pestle and mortar with the ginger, garlic and lime leaves. Add the cumin and the lemon zest and juice and smear it all over the lamb with a few good pinches of salt and pepper.
Place the lamb in a snug-fitting roasting tray and cover tightly with a double layer of kitchen foil. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes if you like your meat pink, or longer if you prefer it more well done.
Take the lamb out of the roasting tray and drop it on the preheated barbie. It will sizzle and there might even be a few flames, but move it around the grill to stop it burning. After 10 or 15 minutes you’ll have a lovely smoky, crispy surface on the meat.
Let the lamb rest for 15 minutes before slicing. Meanwhile, add your chopped mint to the yoghurt with a good squeeze of lemon juice and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Stir well and serve alongside the lamb.
Jamie Oliver has a great section in his books on rubs and marinade..here is a couple we have tried and tested
rosemary, garlic and lemon marinade
2 good handfuls of fresh rosemary, pounded
6 cloves of garlic, crushed
10 lugs of olive oil
3 lemons, halved, juiced and skin squased
freshly ground pepper
Mix everything together and massage on to your chosen meat. Leave the meat in the marinade till you are ready to cook it.
hot and fragrant rub
2 tablespoons fennel seeds
2 tablespoons cumin seeds
2 tablespoons coriander seeds
1/2 tablespoon fenugreek seeds
1/2 tablespoon black peppercorns
1 clove
1/2 a cinnamon stick
2 cardamond pods
salt and freshly ground pepper
Lightly toast all the ingredients in a pan over a gentle heat before pounding or crushing into a fine powder. This can then be rubbed generously over your chosen meat.
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