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Roast Lamb With Yogurt-Mint Glaze Recipe | |
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Ingredients:
For excellent results, marinate the lamb for eight hours in our spicy yogurt mixture. Ingredients 1 (5-pound) boned leg of lamb 4 garlic cloves, sliced 2 cups plain low-fat yogurt 1/3 cup chopped fresh mint 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/8 teaspoon pepper Dash of ground red pepper 2 bay leaves 12 peeled red potatoes, quartered (about 3 1/2 pounds) Olive oil-flavored cooking spray 3/4 teaspoon salt
Directions:
DirectionsTrim fat from lamb. Make several small slits in lamb; stuff with garlic slices. Combine yogurt and next 5 ingredients (yogurt through bay leaves) in a large zip-top bag; add lamb. Seal and marinate in refrigerator for at least 8 hours. Preheat oven to 450:. Remove lamb from bag, reserving marinade. Place lamb on a broiler pan; insert meat thermometer into thickest portion of lamb. Pour marinade over lamb; arrange potatoes around lamb. Lightly coat potatoes with cooking spray, and sprinkle with salt. Bake at 450: for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325: (do not remove lamb from oven). Bake an additional 1 hour and 15 minutes or until thermometer registers 145: (medium-rare) to 160: (medium). Let stand 10 minutes. | |