Tandoori-Spiced Grilled Butterflied Lamb
- 4 pounds Whole Butterflied Lamb Leg/shoulder
- 8 cloves Garlic
- 1 piece Fresh Ginger (1 1/2 Inches)
- 1/4 cups Ground Cumin
- 1- 1/2 Tablespoon Curry Powder
- 1 Tablespoon Table Salt
- 1/2 teaspoons Cayenne Pepper
- 6 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 whole Lemon, Optional
- 1/2 cups Fresh Chopped Cilantro
- Cut butterflied lamb in a couple of places almost but not all the way through to increase surface and even out the roasts thickness.
- Process garlic and ginger in a food processor or blender until minced.
- Add remaining spices and oil; continue to process to a smooth paste.
- Spread on both sides of the lamb; let stand for an hour to give the lamb a chance to come to room temperature.
- Preheat gas grill igniting all burners on high for at least 10 minutes.
- Place lamb, cut side down, on hot grill rack; grill, covered, until nicely brown, 4 to 5 minutes.
- Turn lamb and continue to grill, covered, until nicely brown on the other side, 4 to 5 minutes longer.
- Turn off all but one burner on grill, transfer lamb to a platter, stick a meat thermometer into the thickest portion of the lamb, and let it rest for 10 minutes (the temperature should increase about 10 degrees).
- Return lamb to grill, setting it over the unignited area.
- Continue to cook roast, maintaining the grill temperature at 300 to 350 degrees or between low and medium, adjusting burner as necessary.
- Cook until meat thermometer registers 140 degrees for rosy pink meat, about 30 minutes.
- (To slow the cooking, simply turn the burner to low heat.)
- As soon as lamb comes off the grill, drizzle with optional lemon juice and sprinkle with cilantro.
- Divide lamb into individual muscles.
- Slice across the grain, arrange on a platter, drizzle with accumulated juice and serve immediately.
garlic, fresh ginger, ground cumin, curry, salt, cayenne pepper, olive oil, lemon, cilantro
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/tandoori-spiced-grilled-butterflied-lamb/ (may not work)