Barbecue Lamb Recipe With Mint Marinade

Anyone for roast lamb and mint sauce? Well this grilled barbecue lamb recipe is just the ticket when marinated overnight. The BBQ marinade really does it's job in tenderising the lamb and imparting a light fresh flavour.

And the best bit about this recipe? - It's so easy!

I'm using lamb leg steaks in this recipe (one of my absolute favorites) although you could just as easily do it with chops. Yes, to be fair the leg steaks are more expensive but there's no bones so pound for pound it doen't make too much difference.

Preparation Time:- 15 mins
Marinade Time:- overnight
Cooking Time:- 8-12 mins

Total Time:- 30 mins excluding the marinade time

Ingredients:-

• 4 lamb leg steaks of about 175g or 6oz each
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the marinade

• Juice of ½ lemon and zest
• 1 clove chopped garlic
• 1 spring onion chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil

Method:-

Mix up all the marinade ingredients in a shallow dish, throw in the lamb steaks, cover and leave in the refrigerator overnight. The olive oil and lemon juice will do a great job of adding flavor and tenderizing the meat.

Because the marinade in this barbecue lamb recipe makes the meat tender you can afford to cook the steaks for less time so that they remain pink in the middle.

If you are going to do it this way you need to ensure that despite the meat being pink it is still warmed through and the best way to ensure that this happens is to make sure that your lamb is at room temperature before you put it on the grill.

For that reason I always recommend that you take the lamb (still in its marinade) out of the refrigerator about 3 hours prior to grilling.

Get the barbecue coals good and hot. Season the lamb well with salt and freshly ground black pepper and slap it on the bbq for about 8 - 12 minutes depending on how you like it. (8 minutes for pink, 12 if you prefer it more well done). Turn once at the half way stage using tongs rather than a fork otherwise you'll puncture the steaks and all those lovely juices will come running out.

When done, remove the lamb steaks from the heat and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Serve with new potatoes and my fire roasted red pepper salad.

If you're starting to get the taste for marinades then check out my whole section dedicated to barbecue marinades .

Related Pages:

More BBQ Lamb Recipes
Essential Tip For Peeling Garlic
Great BBQ Marinade Recipes

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