Christmas Leg of Lamb

[fantomlord]

Decided to do a leg of lamb for Christmas. Slathered it with a paste made from himalayan pink salt, pepper, lavendar, herbs de provence, and some grape seed oil. Let it get happy overnight

then, onto the kettle for a while

Let it rest while I finished up the sides, then carved it up

Plated with some candied sweet taters, sauteed onions and mushrooms, and roasted brussel sprouts

and a nice 2 year old homebrew English barleywine for dessert

it did not suck! :thumb:

Hope the rest of you farkers had a merry Christmas!!

 

[LostArrow]

Wow!

 

[ShadowDriver]

Can't say I've ever cooked with lavender... but it sure looks like you had a delicious Christmas Dinner!

 

[chicagokp]

That looks great! Fill me up on that! :thumb:

 

[campdude]

Haven't done lamb in a while. Those pics make me want to smoke some soon. Looks perfectly done. :clap2:

 

[MisterChrister]

Absolutely farking beautiful. Love the char on the outside and gorgeous smoke ring too!

 

[Woody Butthrie]

Been looking at leg of lamb in the store. That looks really good.

 

[KevinJ]

Looks great, thanks for sharing.

 

[RolandJT]

How much lavender and would you say it worked? My wife has an hebr mix with lavender and I've been a little hesitant to use it.

 

[Big George's BBQ]

The lamb looks perfect Would love to try that drink

 

[Norm]

I wish my wife would eat lamb I really miss it. Thanks for making me drool though!

 

[cowgirl]

Lamb AND home brew. I don't think it could get any better. Looks outstanding Matt, absolutely delicious!

 

[otterpop]

Fan-pharkin'-tastic! Looks delicious.

 

[fantomlord]

How much lavender and would you say it worked? My wife has an hebr mix with lavender and I've been a little hesitant to use it.

well, I really love lavender with lamb...stew. Honestly, this is the first time I tried it on a big cut like leg, and I'm not sure it added much. I usually throw in a tablespoon or so into a crockpot full of stew, and it adds a nice little flavor in the background...hard to pick it out specifically, but I like it.

Absolutely farking beautiful. Love the char on the outside and gorgeous smoke ring too!

thanks brother...the bone/handle got a bit overcharred...the end just crumbled and broke off :doh: the meat was good, though :thumb:

The lamb looks perfect Would love to try that drink

thanks George...that's probably one of my all time best brews. it's rich and malty, with a lot of fruit notes. If you've ever heard of Samichlaus, it's similar--not nearly as good, though...that stuff is farking amazing!

Lamb AND home brew. I don't think it could get any better. Looks outstanding Matt, absolutely delicious!

thanks Jeanie...we certainly enjoyed it!

Fan-pharkin'-tastic! Looks delicious.

thank you!

 

[SGH]

It looks awesome brother. Solid cook:thumb:

 

[Mrfish]

That looks incredible. Great job!