Moroccan Marinade for Leg of Lamb

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: American

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Ready in 1 hour

Ingredients

2 ts Ground cumin

2 ts Paprika

6 tb olive oil

1 5-pound Leg of lamb (up to 6)

1/4 c Lemon juice

3 tb Parsley minced

2 ts Black Pepper ground

2 tb garlic Finely minced

1/2 ts Cayenne pepper

5 cloves garlic chopped

1 1/2 ts Ground coriander

1/2 c Chopped fresh parsley


Directions

Chop the 5 cloves garlic and 3 Tbs parsley together, make slits in the meat and stuff with this mixture. Combine the paste ingredients to make a paste. This is a terrific Moroccan marinade for a leg of lamb. I think I got it from Goldsteins "The Mediterranean Kitchen" but Im not certain. Rub the paste over the lamb. Let it stand 4 hours to overnight (I prefer overnight). Roast in a 350 degree oven to desired doneness, basting with the juices. Pour the fat from the pan, add 1 cup boiling water, scrape the pan, cook 2 to 3 minutes, strain into a sauce boat. When I first made this, the pungency of the mixture scared me a bit; however, the resulting lamb is mild and mellow. And it fills the house with a wonderful aroma! Posted to FOODWINE Digest by L Lorenzo <lindalo@IDS.NET> on Apr 8, 1998

Reviews

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I've used fresh coriander for the paste and barbecued it in a BGE. Best lamb I've ever tasted!

Fromeverybody
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A quick recipe to throw together for the 4lb. leg of lamb I bought. The blending of the Moroccan Spices was what gave the lamb it's "punch" (flavour); when left for more than 1/2 day to blend, they had a chance to incorporate with one another. I cut small incisions in the upper fatty part of the leg thereby inserting slivers of "garlic" into the meat; then coated the entire leg well with the Moroccan Marinade. That done, I wrapped the leg well in Saran Wrap so as to not allow any air at the marinade paste...this way the coating remained soft and not dried out. I am printing this paste recipe for future use...in fact it would work for any type of lamb or pork! B. Knight Bradford, Ontario

brookedolls
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Very good - easy and tasty

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