Luscious Leg of Lamb

Name: Luscious Leg of Lamb
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5-pound to 5½-pound boned leg of lamb; ½ medium onion, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, minced; ⅓ cup pine nuts or chopped walnuts; ⅓ cup pine nuts or chopped walnuts; 1½ pounds spinach, cooked, drained, and chopped; 8 ounces mild goat cheese; ⅓ cup chopped fresh parsley; ¼ cup dried currants or chopped raisins; ¼ cup dried currants or chopped raisins; 2½ cups beef stock; ½ cup red wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon anchovy paste or ½ teaspoon kosher salt or coarse sea salt; 1 teaspoon anchovy paste or ½ teaspoon kosher salt or coarse sea salt; 1 teaspoon anchovy paste or ½ teaspoon kosher salt or coarse sea salt

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Smoke & Spice

By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Published 2014

About

A spinach and goat cheese stuffing might taste good even in a tennis ball, but the combo is always a sure bet inside a tender leg of lamb.

Ingredients

Luscious Paste

10 garlic cloves
2 teaspoons kosher salt or coarse sea salt
1½

Americas
United States
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

The night before you plan to barbecue, prepare the paste. With a mortar and pestle, or in a mini food processor, crush or mince the garlic with the salt. Add the olive oil in a stream until a thick paste forms. Rub the paste very lightly over the lamb. Place the lamb in a plastic bag and refrigerate it overnight.
Prepare the smoker for barbecuing, bringing the