Crock Pot Leg of Lamb Recipe #113015
I love the flavour combination of lemon, garlic and herbs with lamb and this recipe fulfills my taste buds' expectations! This is not meant to be a roast, but is meant to be fall apart soft - almost like a Mediterranean flavoured "pulled lamb".
by Bokenpop
6¼ hours | 10 min prep
SERVES 4 -8
- 3 1/2 lbs leg of lamb, preferably bone out
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 4-6 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons dried mint
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- Using the crock pot's ceramic dish, mix together oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano and nutmeg.
- Immerse leg of lamb into the mixture and cook on high for 6- 8 hours until falling apart.
- Just before removing meat from crock pot, mix together mint, sugar and vinegar in dish and microwave for 30 seconds until vinegar is hot enough to melt sugar.
- Remove meat to serving platter and pull apart with forks until you have chunky shreds of meat.
- Drizzle over mint vinegar and serve piping hot.
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