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Title:How to Make them Goodies
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Created:Tue Feb 18 1986
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1617.0. "Butterflied Lamb" by JOULE::CARROLL () Tue Jan 31 1989 10:41

    Here is an interesting way to prepare a butterflied leg of lamb.
    
    	1 Butterflied & boned leg of lamb (approx. 5 - 7 lbs.)
    	3/4 Cup of olive oil
    	3/8 Cup of balsamic vinegar
    	2 Cloves of garlic, minced
    	2 - 3 Tbls. of chopped fresh herbs such as rosemary & thyme
    	or 2 - 3 tsp. of dried
    	Salt & fresh ground black pepper to taste.
    
    If you don't know how have the meatcutter butterfly and bone the
    leg of lamb.  Also be sure to trim all but for a very thin layer
    of fat on top.
    
    	Place the meat in a large shallow pan or a large zip lock
    	freezer bag.
    
    	Mix together the remaining ingredients.
    
    	Marinate for several hours turning occasionally.
    
    	Heat the grill to a high temperature.
    
    	Shake off the excess marinate from the lamb and grillon first
    	side for about 10 - 15 minute depending on the size of the leg.
    
    	Turn and repeat on the other side for another 10 - 15 minutes
    	basting occasionally until the meat is pink or done to your
    	taste.
    	
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1617.2CALVA::WOLINSKIuCoder sans FrontieresWed Feb 01 1989 09:2126
    
     I think it's the best way to serve lamb!!! Lamb and bbq grilles
    were made for each other. I aslo use a different marinade that I
    picked up down under in oz. I also like to run some metal skewers
    through the lamb. They help keep the lamb flat on the grille and
    make for easier turning. Here's my Aussie marinade,
    
    
     Take 1 Cup of your favorite teriyaki sauce and add to it the
    following,
    
    4-6 curshed garlic cloves
    2-4 Tbps of minced onion, green onion, or shallots
    2 Tbsp of crushed rosemary  <fresh is great in this>
    2-4 Tbsps of grated horseradish 
    1-2 Tbsps of sesame oil
    
    Marinate the lamb for at least 4 hours or overnite. 
    Grille or broil the lamb. If you cook down the saved marinade
    and thicken it will alittle dissolved corn starch it makes a
    great sauce for the meat. 
    
    -mike
    
    
     
1617.3Lemon, Garlic and OreganoSKETCH::KORELLISWed Feb 01 1989 12:189
    Here's another great grill recipe.  Take 2-3 garlic cloves
    and slice them into very small pieces, make a slit in the lamb
    and push the garlic into the slit.  Repeat this all over the
    butterflied lamb.   Season with oregano and pepper.  Marinate 
    in fresh lemon juice (about 2-3 lemons) overnight or for at
    least 4 hours, turning the lamb occasionaly.  Then cook it
    on the grill until it's done the way you like it.
    
    This is delicious!!!
1617.4CECV03::HACHEIt&#039;s not my rackWed Feb 01 1989 17:4613
    
    re .2
    
    CAUTION!
    
    Re-using marinade that's been used on the meat can be very dangerous.
    
    Make extra marinade and cook THAT down to make the sauce.  
                                                     
    
    
    Danielle Marie_who_knows_from_personal_experience
    
1617.6Try broilingUSMFG::PJEFFRIESthe best is betterThu Feb 02 1989 16:115
    
    I suppose you could broil it, but I don't think roasting would do
    it justice. I don't have any idea of the timing, but lower the rack
    to about 6 inches and keep an eye on it. Probably something in the
    20 to 25 min per side would be a starter.
1617.7CALVA::WOLINSKIuCoder sans FrontieresThu Feb 02 1989 16:1525
    
     Rep .2
    
     I find your comments curious about using the marinade from
    the meat. I could understand them if you used the marinade 
    without cooking it first and getting food poisoning from the
    meat. In the case of this recipe I boil the marinade for about
    15 minutes and from everything I've read this should more than
    enough time to kill off any little nasties. I would be more 
    worried about the meat in any case since I cook the lamb medium-rare
    which is only about 135f. I agree you should never use "raw" marinade
    in any sauce without cooking it first. Again common sense should
    be the guide.
    
    Rep .4
    
      You can bake the lamb in the oven at 375f for about 20 minutes
    a pound. This should give you a nice medium rare which is the most
    accepted way to cook lamb. If that's too red for you increase it
    to 25 minutes per pound which will give you a more medium to well
    done. You really shouldn't overcook lamb because in my opinion well
    done lamb is worst than shoe leather. 
             
    -mike
    
1617.9CAUTION DON'T OVERCOOKJACKAL::CARROLLFri Feb 03 1989 10:1110
    I would recommend that if you broil the butterflied leg you keep
    an eye on it as it should not take much more than 15 - 20 min.
    to cook.  The reason I say this is that broiler at 500 Deg. isn't
    much different than a charcoal or gas grill and the meat being
    butterflied is much thinner than a leg roast.  Actually broiling
    in a stove and grilling on an outdoor charcoal or gas grill really
    are not any different form each other in regards to the type of
    heat.  The flavors may differ because you may use either hardwood
    charcoal or hardwood chips.