Smoked Leg of Lamb for Easter

[Smoky Crow]

I smoked an 8.6lb bone-in leg of lamb for Easter. It was amazing! The smoke adds an interesting accent to the already complex taste of lamb. Marinated it with rosemary, garlic, lemon juice and olive oil for 24 hours. Then smoked it for about 4 hours at 225 until the internal temp hit 125. Then I bumped up the grill temp to 450 until the internal temp hit 135 then I pulled it off the grill. I let it rest for about 30 min under a foil tent before carving.

 

[RayClem]

It looks wonderful. I would try lamb, but my wife won't let me buy it. When she was young, her grandmother liked to eat mutton, which has a much stronger taste and aroma than lamb. She hated the smell of mutton and associates lamb with that same smell, even if it is not a fair comparison.

 

[Smoky Crow]

It looks wonderful. I would try lamb, but my wife won't let me buy it. When she was young, her grandmother liked to eat mutton, which has a much stronger taste and aroma than lamb. She hated the smell of mutton and associates lamb with that same smell, even if it is not a fair comparison.

Luckily, my entire family loves lamb. Maybe you should try smoking a lamb shank for yourself one day. They’re much smaller and cheaper than a leg, and they have more fat so you can smoke them until the meat falls off the bone Haven’t smoke a shank yet but it’ll be my next lamb smoke endeavor for sure!

 

[RayClem]

Luckily, my entire family loves lamb. Maybe you should try smoking a lamb shank for yourself one day. They’re much smaller and cheaper than a leg, and they have more fat so you can smoke them until the meat falls off the bone Haven’t smoke a shank yet but it’ll be my next lamb smoke endeavor for sure!

I get it, but my wife loves pork chops and pulled pork, so it is not worth the risk of trying lamb at twice the price.

 

[Smoky Crow]

Ain’t nothin wrong with pulled pork

 

[Hogan]

Good lamb is the ultimate!
What pellet(s) did you use? Smoke tube?

 

[Smoky Crow]

Good lamb is the ultimate!
What pellet(s) did you use? Smoke tube?

Hey Hogan. I used Traeger Signature Blend pellets because that's what I had. And yes I used a smoke tube for 3 out of the 4 hours. I wanted to use olive wood pellets because I thought it would go well with the Mediterranean marinade I used on the leg, but olive pellets are impossible to find around here.

 

[OldMayfield]

I've made both of these recipes from the Traeger app, and they both came out great (several times). Can be adjusted for boneless leg of lamb, just keep an eye on the temperature (in fact, that's good advice for bone-in as well).

GREEK STYLE ROAST LEG OF LAMB: https://traeger.page.link/L4p18if57VkFXcxB9​

ROASTED LEG OF LAMB WITH RED WINE REDUCTION: https://traeger.page.link/ub3rpgSqRbvSuveE9​