Name: Holiday Leg of Lamb
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: Salt - 1 teaspoon; Black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Seasoned salt - 1 teaspoon; Dried marjoram - ½ teaspoon; Dry mustard - ¼ teaspoon; Ground cardamom - ⅛ teaspoon; Whole leg of lamb - 5 pounds; Dried thyme - ½ teaspoon; Orange peel, cut into slivers - 1; Chopped fresh mint, or to taste - 2 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Holiday Leg of Lamb

1. Salt 1 teaspoon

2. Black pepper ½ teaspoon

3. Seasoned salt 1 teaspoon

4. Dried marjoram ½ teaspoon

5. Dry mustard ¼ teaspoon

6. Ground cardamom ⅛ teaspoon

7. Whole leg of lamb 5 pounds

8. Dried thyme ½ teaspoon

9. Orange peel, cut into slivers 1

10. Chopped fresh mint, or to taste 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Holiday Leg of Lamb

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2 . Stage

In a small bowl, mix together salt, pepper, seasoned salt, marjoram, mustard and cardamom. Rub spice mixture over lamb. Cut 16 deep slits into roast. Insert thyme and a sliver of orange peel into each slit. Place lamb fat side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer in center of thickest portion of meat.

3 . Stage

Roast lamb in preheated oven for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Meat is medium done when a meat thermometer registers 175 degrees F. and is well done at 180 degrees F.

4 . Stage

Remove meat thermometer. Place roast on a warm serving platter. Put a paper frill around end of leg bone and garnish platter with fresh mint.