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4.5 Pound Bonless leg of Lamb

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Grillmagic
Grillmagic Posts: 1,600
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It's what for dinner this Saturday, It's bundled in a net and I was thinking of opening it up and smearing is with a paste of rosemary, roasted garlic, Salt, Pepper and EVOO and rubbing it in all over and re tying, overnight in the fridge than cooking it indirect at 375 dome until 125/130 IT. First time cooking a boneless Leg of Lamb on my XL,

Does this sound about right?

Chuck

Dimondale Michigan

www.chuckkingcomedy.com

Charlotte, Michigan XL BGE
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  • SenecaTheYounger
    SenecaTheYounger Posts: 368
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    Sounds good.  If you went direct with all that olive oil (a paste makes it sound like there might be a lot of it), you'd have smoke and potential flaring when you opened the dome.  Indirect roasting it is a good call.

    If it is just a little olive oil, then direct should be good too, and maybe a little quicker.  You also get some more well-done edges, for the heathens who like lamb well done, when you go direct.


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  • jlsm
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    I would smear the paste on just an hour before cooking. Rosemary and garlic are formidable flavors. If you have folks who like it more well done than the others, I would cut the leg into the major muscles (should be three) and cook them separately to slightly different temps. If everyone likes it medium rare, retie it. 
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  • JimboBQ
    JimboBQ Posts: 197
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    Don't have any pictures of the cook. This was a 3.9 lb boneless leg of lamb from Costco I did last week at a demo. I butterflied it down so that it was no thicker than a couple of inches. EVOO, lots of crushed garlic, Dizzy Pig Mediterraenish and rosemary. Into the fridge overnight. Cooked it indirect until the internal temp was 150. Sliced thin, and piled onto nan bread with chopped onion and tzatziki sauce. First lamb I had ever done. It was dang good!
    Spartanburg, SC - 1 Large, 1 Small, 1 MiniMax and a Mini. I may have a problem...
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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 6,571
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    IT sounds like it was a winner..Well done.
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • Grillmagic
    Grillmagic Posts: 1,600
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    Update, our guest list grew and I ended up having to buy a larger 6.76 pounder Boneless Leg of Lamb, it's been rubbed with roasted garlic, rosemary, EVOO Salt and Pepper run through the food pros. and pasted/rubbed on, wish me luck as my reputation is on the line.
    Charlotte, Michigan XL BGE
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  • Grillmagic
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    Latest up date as I changed it up and decided to cook at 325/350 dome and this is one hour in and the IT is 68
    Charlotte, Michigan XL BGE
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  • Grillmagic
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    103 at 2 hours and climbing
    Charlotte, Michigan XL BGE
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  • Grillmagic
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    No more pics but I pulled it at 133/135 then rested for 15 minutes and my thermo pen said 135 when I sliced it, I wish I would have pulled at 120 as it was two done for me, Boo Hiss !
    Charlotte, Michigan XL BGE
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