"lamb - hawaiian style"

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Monticello, KY
Updated on Feb 17, 2020

I like lamb, let it be the roast, ribs, chops and even the leg of lamb. I bought a boneless leg of lamb. I wanted to try something else besides frying or grilling. I was going to fix a Irish stew with the slow cooker, but I decided to go Hawaiian...

prep time 45 Min
cook time 3 Hr
method Roast
yield 5 to 8 ----- (the refrigeration time does not encude in the cooking time!)

Ingredients

  • 1 boneless leg of lamb, about 5 lbs.
  • 5 cloves medium garlic, sliced in half
  • 1-1/2 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon dried thyme
  • 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon salt ( i used himalayan pink salt)
  • 2 teaspoons coarse black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil, to make paste
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  • ONE SMALL ROASTING PAN WITH RACK
  • 20 ounces sliced pineapple, with juice
  • 1 medium red onion, cut in half and sliced

How To Make "lamb - hawaiian style"

  • Step 1
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  • Step 2
    Lets get all ingredients ready....
  • Step 3
    Take the boneless leg of lamp, and if it isn't tie with twine, tie it with kitchen twine or Cotton twine if you have it.
  • Step 4
    Take the fresh rosemary, get the needles off the little branches. Then cut them up in little pieces (minced) in a small bowl.
  • Step 5
    Next, add thyme and red pepper flakes, along with salt and coarse black pepper, put in same small bowl with rosemary. (Salt and pepper to taste.)
  • Step 6
    Add canola oil and stir to make a paste. Let rest!
  • Step 7
    Take and poke several holes (10) with a sharp knife to insert the garlic on the top half of the lamb (fat side down).
  • Step 8
    Next, take the herb mixture, and rub over the top side of lamb (fat side down) and down the sides.
  • Step 9
    When you have the lamb rubbed, put in the refrigerate, uncovered, for about 4 to 5 hours or overnight.
  • Step 10
    Take lamb from the refrigerator and let stand for about 1/2 to 1 hours.
  • Step 11
    Set your oven at 325 degrees!
  • Step 12
    Meanwhile, take a small roasting pan, and put a rack in side of roasting pan.
  • Step 13
    Open the pineapple with pineapple juice. Pour the juice in the bottom of roaster. Layer all the pineapples on the rack in side of roaster.
  • Step 14
    Take the red onion, peel and cut in half to where you get half slices, about 1/4-in. slices. Put on the side of pineapples around the pan.
  • Step 15
    Now, put lamb on the rack on pineapple and place in the over, UNCOVERED.
  • Step 16
    Cook, uncovered, for about 2 hours, changing position of small cooker through half way of cooking. (About an hour.)
  • Step 17
    After 2 hours of cooking, take out of oven, turn the leg of lamb over, where the fat side of lamb is facing up. This way, you can brown the fat side a little, if you want. Put back in oven.
  • Step 18
    After 2-1/2 hours, check temperature of lamb with thermometer, inserted in center of lamb and about half way down through lamp. If thermometer reads 140 or 145 degrees, turn lamb back over (fat side down), and place it back in oven.
  • Step 19
    After about 30 minutes, pull lamb out and check with thermometer. (I left my thermometer in meat where I wouldn't make to many holes in meat, and the juices want run out.) If thermometer reads 155 degrees, let lamb rest for about 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Step 20
    NOTE: Bake 20 to 25 minutes per pound of lamb to get the temperature you desired. Don't forget, during the rest, the meat will rise 5 to 10 degrees!
  • Step 21
    When lamb have rested, cut the twine off.
  • Step 22
    Place the lamb on serving platter and place pineapple and onion around lamb. Take the meat juices, and pour into a small bowl to put over top of lamb...ENJOY!!!

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Ingredient: Lamb
Culture: American
Method: Roast

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