Harissa Bbq Leg Of Lamb

[Wanted]

Right, so not your everyday dinner, but as it was my wife's birthday last week we decided to go for it. This recipe was enough to send my wifes vegan auntie into a fit of apoplexy when she saw the pics on Facebook, that, to my mind is a badge of honour...

(This works in the oven but not as manly)

 

You will need a kettle style BBQ with the ability to keep coals over to one side.

 

Place enough coals to one side of the BBQ and put a tin drip tray next to it and half fill with water.

 

Light Coals and wait till they ash over. (Unless you have a starter chimney)

 

Place lamb leg (see recipie below) over the drip tray, not the coals.

Place BBQ lid on with the air vent over the meat. This is important because you will need to draw heat and smoke across the lamb.

 

Try not to be to impatient, keep the lid on for at least and hour and a half.

 

Check temperature with meat themometer in the thickest part of the lamb away from bone.

 

When it reaches 145f remove (about two hours ish) from BBQ and wrap in tinfoil for 30 mins before eating.

 

 

To Marrinade. (24 hours before)

 

One whole tin of Harissa paste

One large tub of natural yoghurt

Juice of two lemons

Very large glug of red wine vinegar

Large handful of fine chopped mint

Salt and pepper

 

 

Served with yoghurt and mint dressing, couscous salad and flat bred.

 

Lush

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 18, 2015 by Wanted

[Naughty Cal]

Now that looks nice.

[Wanted]

I think lamb is really rich and can take strong flavours.

 

I forgot to add 4 minced cloves of garlic to the marinade!

[8 Hairy Feet]

Now that looks nice.

Doesn't it!!!

[jenevers]

This recipe was enough to send my wifes vegan auntie into a fit of apoplexy when she saw the pics on Facebook, that, to my mind is a badge of honour...

Lush

What a sad comment

 

Glad your wife's auntie is against animal cruelty. Good for her.

Edited June 18, 2015 by jenevers

[Athy]

File under "chips, pissing on"!

 

Looks quite scrumptious to me - lamb is Mrs. Athy's favourite, and I am fond of harissa. (I like the cous cous restaurants in France where they bring you a broth or gravy, some harissa and a ladle, so that you can stir the past into a ladleful of gravy/ broth/ sauce and make it as strong or mild as you want. That way, Mrs. Athy and I can share the same dish but I can have it hotter than hers.)

Edited June 18, 2015 by Athy

[pquinn]

Sweet.Did you save some cous cous for the wife's auntie?

[Wanted]

What a sad comment

 

Glad your wife's auntie is against animal cruelty. Good for her.

You are reading between lines that haven't been written.

I have absolute respect for her/your beliefs, I just don't share them.. but when somebody says that our actions are akin to killing our own child and eating it then I take a view.

 

If vegansism makes people as miserable and judgemental as I have witnessed of late then I'm glad I'm not part of that.

 

On the other hand, I have a friend who is a vegan and he talks positively about veg instead of negatively about meat, it is a far more convincing conversation.

Sweet.Did you save some cous cous for the wife's auntie?

[Athy]

 

If veganism makes people as miserable and judgemental as I have witnessed of late then I'm glad I'm not part of that.

 

 

Hmm, I wonder if some fishermen are vegans?

[Wanted]

I wonder how they would square that?

[Athy]

I wonder how they would square that?

Yes, that occurred to me - but most of them throw the fish back rather than taking them home for the table.

I wasn't being serious, mind - I'm listening to a new UK soul CD and simply wandering the internet while it plays.

[jenevers]

You are reading between lines that haven't been written.

I have absolute respect for her/your beliefs, I just don't share them.. but when somebody says that our actions are akin to killing our own child and eating it then I take a view.

If vegansism makes people as miserable and judgemental as I have witnessed of late then I'm glad I'm not part of that.

On the other hand, I have a friend who is a vegan and he talks positively about veg instead of negaOtively about meat, it is a far more convincing conversation.

 

I'm far from miserable

 

 

I'm not being judgemental either, I just find it sad that you made that comment.

And,as for reading between lines that haven't been written......who mentioned eating children?

Edited June 18, 2015 by jenevers

[Jerra]

On the other hand, I have a friend who is a vegan and he talks positively about veg instead of negatively about meat, it is a far more convincing conversation.

 

Personally I don't think it is possible to be a vegetarian (as opposed to a vegan) if you are taking your stance on animal cruelty.

 

The typical Lactovegetarian carefully ignores the keeping of animals to provide the cheese,butter eggs etc which go into their diet.

[Wanted]

who mentioned eating children?

The Auntie, To me , in response to me putting a picture of my wife's Birthday dinner on Facebook , hence my comment, geddit?

[madcat]

Do you want another cat , mad ones love hot spicy food.

[Wanted]

[BlueStringPudding]

Lummy!

[stickleback]

Looks delicious. Must give it a try - hope the forecast is good for Saturday!!!!!