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Leg Of Lamb - submitted by Alex M., Petrolia, ON

for the marinade:
• 10 kaffir lime leaves, torn
• 2 thumb-sized pieces of fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
• 2 sticks of lemon grass, trimmed and roughly chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic, peeled
a bunch of fresh coriander, leaves picked
• 2 green chillies, roughly chopped
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• juice of 2 limes

for the lamb:
• 1 x 2-2.5kg leg of lamb, butterflied (ask your butcher to do this for you)
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 x 400ml tin coconut milk
• 1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and chopped
optional: juice of 1 lime

Preheat your oven to 170°C/325°F/gas 3. Place the kaffir lime leaves, ginger, lemon grass, garlic, most of the coriander and chillies into a large pestle and mortar or a food processor and bash or pulse until you have a thick, fragrant, green paste. Stir in the olive oil and the lime juice.

Rub the marinade all over the lamb, making sure you get into all the nooks and crannies. Most of it will fall off during cooking, but it will still give the meat the most fantastic flavour. Season the lamb well and place it in a roasting tray. Cover with tinfoil and pop it in the preheated oven for about an hour.

After half an hour or so, light your BBQ so the flames have a chance to die down nicely. Make sure you have coals piled up high on one side so it's super hot and low on the other side for a more gentle heat to give you some control. Take the lamb out of the oven and cut or break it into a few big chunks, this way it'll be much easier to handle.

Place the lamb on the hot side of the barbie with the tray with all its juices on the cooler side. Squeeze a bit more lime juice into the tray if you like – you want the acidity to be like a mint sauce. Turn the meat regularly, basting it in the juices from the tray as you go. This will give you a nice, dark crust. Give the meat about 10 minutes like this, to build up the colour.

Once your meat is done, remove it to a board, cover loosely with foil and leave to rest. Pour the coconut milk into the tray and allow it to bubble for a couple of minutes until thickened.

Carve your lamb into chunky slices. Serve the sliced lamb with the Thai sauce, sprinkled with chopped chilli and the remaining coriander. An absolute showstopper.

Give it a try - it's amazing!

Pistachio-Crusted Ontario Lamb Chops

Home Grown Ontario - www.hgontario.ca

Pistachio crust:

1cup lightly packed white breadcrumbs
1/2 cup ground pistachios
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp finely chopped rosemary
2 tlsp melted butter

Lamb Chops:

1 rack Ontario lamb, separated into chops (7 to 8 pieces)
1/2 tsp each of salt and pepper
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten

Minted Yogurt Dip:

1 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tsp grainy dijon mustard
1/4 tsp each salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 425 F(220 C). In large shallow bowl or pie plate, mix together breadcrumbs, pistachios, garlic, and rosemary. Drizzle in butter and combine with fork. Set aside.

Season lamb chops lightly with salt and freshly ground pepper. In re-sealable bag, toss lamb chops in flour, shaking off excess. pour beaten egg into large shallow dish. Dip floured chops in egg, turning to coat well. Cover egg-dipped chops in pistachio mixture and lay on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining chops.

Bake chops in pre-heated oven for 6 minutes; turn over and bake a further 6 minutes. Allow chops to rest for 5 minutes before serving.