Grilled Rosemary Lamb With Mint Glaze Recipes

GRILLED LAMB CHOPS WITH MINT

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium high. Mix the olive oil, mint, red pepper flakes, and salt to taste in a bowl. Rub the lamb chops all over with the garlic. Transfer a few tablespoons of the mint oil to a small bowl and brush on the chops.
• Grill the chops until charred, 3 to 4 minutes per side. (Press the middle of a chop with your finger: It should be slightly firm with a little give for medium-rare doneness.) Transfer to a platter and brush with some of the remaining mint oil. Sprinkle with mint and serve with more mint oil.

GRILLED LEG OF LAMB WITH ROSEMARY, MINT AND GARLIC

Steps:

• With a sharp knife, slice deep slits all over leg of lamb.
• In a bowl, combine remaining ingredients and make a paste.
• Place the leg of lamb on a large baking sheet and rub herb mixture all over and stuff into the slits.
• Cover entire lego of lamb with plastic wrap and let marinate in the refrigerator for 4 hours or up to overnight.
• Remove leg of lamb 2 hours before cooking to allow meat to come to room temperature.
• If you using a Big Steel Keg or Big Green Egg, add coals or wood charcoal and heat grill to 325ºF.
• If using a gas grill, preheat grill with all burners on high. After 15 minutes, turn off the center burners and reduce the outer burners to medium.
• Place the lamb in the center of the grate and grill covered for until internal temperature reaches 140ºF, approximately 2 hours.
• Remove lamb from grill, cover with foil and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.

GRILLED ROSEMARY LAMB WITH MINT GLAZE

Steps:

• Marinate chops in first 4 ingredients over night. Tie rosemary together and soak in water for a hour. Just before cooking lamb, toss rosemary bundle on coals. Put lamb immediately directly over rosemary, and grill til preferred doneness. (3 minutes per side for MR)Place on platter and pour warmed glaze over GLAZE: heat oil in sauce pant, and sauce onion, garlic and parsely for a few minutes. Add soy and ouzo, stir in preserves, and mint. Simmer 5 minutes.

GRILLED LAMB WITH BROWN SUGAR GLAZE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix brown sugar, ginger, tarragon, cinnamon, pepper, garlic powder, and salt. Rub lamb chops with the seasonings, and place on a plate. Cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat grill for high heat.
• Brush grill grate lightly with oil, and arrange lamb chops on grill. Cook 5 minutes on each side, or to desired doneness.

GRILLED BUTTERFLIED LEG OF LAMB WITH MINT

Steps:

• Wipe lamb dry with paper towels and remove any large pieces of fat. In a small bowl, mix together mustard, soy sauce, olive oil, garlic, rosemary and pepper. Spread mixture over lamb on both sides. Refrigerate for three hours or overnight.
• Preheat coal for grilling. Spread mint leaves on a serving dish so that they make a thick carpet. Lay lamb on a rack and grill seven to eight minutes on each side for medium rare. Cook longer for well done.
• Place lamb on a board and slice pieces thin with a sharp knife. Arrange pieces on top of the mint in overlapping layers and serve.

ROAST LAMB WITH ROSEMARY, MINT AND GINGER GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180C, 160°C Pound together the ginger and leaves from half of the rosemary sprigs and mint. Add the oil and mix together. Make slits in the surface of the lamb and push in the ginger and herb mixture. Put onto a rack in a roasting tin and roast in the oven for 2 1/2 hours for medium meat (or around 3 hours for well done).
• About 45 minutes before the end of the cooking time, add the potatoes to the roasting tin or a separate tray and drizzle with a little oil. Scatter with leaves from the remaining rosemary sprigs.
• 20 minutes before the end of the cooking time, glaze the lamb with 2 tsp syrup from a jar of stem ginger. Re-glaze with a further 2 tbsp syrup during the last 10 minutes of cooking time. Take out of the oven and leave to rest for about 15 minutes before carving. Serve with the roasted new potatoes.

BROILED LAMB CHOPS WITH ROSEMARY-MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• Chop garlic cloves with salt and pepper on cutting board, then use flat side of knife blade to mash garlic mixture to paste. Scrape paste into small bowl; mix in olive oil. Rub garlic paste on both sides of lamb chops. Let lamb chops stand 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir 3 tablespoons mint jelly, 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar and rosemary in small saucepan over high heat until mint jelly melts and mixture boils. Reduce heat to medium and cook until sauce thickens to syrup, about 2 minutes.
• Preheat broiler. Broil lamb chops until well browned but still pink inside, about 4 minutes per side. Arrange lamb chops on 2 plates. Spoon sauce over.