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Roast lamb

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ninathenana Sat 28-Oct-17 12:17:04

I cook a leg of lamb for about 2 hrs shock I don't like the flesh pink. I couldn't eat it that rare raw, I don't like rare beef either

Jalima1108 Sat 28-Oct-17 11:23:29

Alima grin

annsixty Sat 28-Oct-17 11:22:02

A lot of us know just what to do with it Alima we just haven't had the courage yet?

Alima Sat 28-Oct-17 11:18:36

Annsixty, I have no advice on how to cook the joint (my cooking skills are non existent) just a tip for if it does go wrong. Many times on here there have been tips on what to do with a frozen leg of lamb. Don’t throw it away, let it cool down, bag it up with a prominent “danger, do not eat” sticker and bung it back in the freezer. There you have it, a frozen leg of lamb for use when needed.

Jalima1108 Sat 28-Oct-17 11:06:47

ps I don't even think the veg would be cooked through, annsixty especially if onion is added. I would cook lamb shanks for longer than that too.

Jalima1108 Sat 28-Oct-17 11:05:35

I remember when DS came back from a French exchange trip - he said the school dinners would have been wonderful except for the fact that the lamb was almost raw. That put him off.
He always slow roasts lamb.

GrandmaMoira Sat 28-Oct-17 10:38:00

I don't see how it could be cooked even to pink at 46 minutes. I like it a bit pink, but that would be almost raw.
I also find that as I get older rare meat does not agree with me. Does anyone else find this?

jusnoneed Sat 28-Oct-17 10:23:19

I don't like under cooked lamb, much rather have it falling off the bone than the amount of "pink" that you see so much these days.
I would cook it longer and higher temp than that recipe (and leave out the wine), time depending on size but 25 mins per pound plus a bit.

hildajenniJ Sat 28-Oct-17 10:17:52

I've got a meat probe with a readout telling you whether it's rare medium or well done. I use that. 46 minutes at 180°c sounds to me like the lamb would be very pink indeed. I would want to cook it for at least 1hr. 15mins. if not longer.

merlotgran Sat 28-Oct-17 10:08:11

I suppose if it's really undercooked you could just shove it back in for a bit longer but might have to time your veg on a 'just in case it's not ready' basis.

I usually judge it by the colour of the juices that come out when you rest it. Putting it on a white plate helps.

annsixty Sat 28-Oct-17 10:02:16

In my stated quest to stick to domestic issues, I have a query about lamb.
In today's DT there is a recipe for roast leg of lamb, cooked with veg and red wine.
It is cooked ,with lots of faffing for a total of 46 minutes at 180 degrees, gas4.
It is taken out of the oven a couple of times for things to be added,which I would assume lowers the temperature of the meat each time.
Would this be cooked enough for you?
I know about pink lamb but I think this would be very undercooked.