Forest Lamb
- Prep time 10Min
- Cook time 1Hr, 20Min
- Technique Grill
- Meat Lamb
- Cut Leg
- Serves 2
Get your tastebuds kicking with this grilled lamb leg recipe infused with the flavours of Kaffir lime and chilli.
Ingredients
- Lamb Leg
- 5 Cloves Garlic (finely chopped)
- 3 Kaffir lime leaves (finely chopped)
For the Sauce
- 4 Shallots (sliced)
- 20g Chilli Paste
- 3 Dried Chilli (chopped)
- 10g Basil (chopped)
- 10g Holy Basil (chopped)
- 5g Galangal (sliced)
- 1/2 Tomato (chopped)
- 10g Palm Sugar
- 200ml Water
- 4 tbsp Fish Sauce
- 3 tbsp Lemon
- 3 Bird's Eye Chili
- 3 Dried Chili
Method
Cooking the Lamb
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Make small holes in the lamb leg and slot in the garlic slices
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Grill for 20 mins
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Take off the heat then rub the lamb leg with red chilli paste
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Grill for another 40 mins then rest the meat for 20 mins
Cooking the Sauce
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Stir fry the shallot, galangal, garlic and kaffir lime leaves
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Pour the water in
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Add basil & holy basil
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Season with fish sauce, lemon, dried chilli and bird eye chilli
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Continue heating the sauce for 10 mins until sauce reduced and thickens
