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Lamb leg
Rich and hearty with a more pronounced, slightly gamey flavor than beef, becoming tender with slow roasting.
Lens analyzedLamb leg is a large, bone-in or boneless roasting cut taken from the hind leg of a lamb, often prepared for holiday meals and special occasions. Its size and moderate toughness make it suited to slow roasting rather than quick cooking.
Where it comes from
Roasting a whole leg of lamb is a centuries-old tradition across Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and European cooking, often tied to holiday and celebratory meals, a tradition that carried over into North American holiday cooking as well.
Buying it
Decide between bone-in, which many cooks feel adds more flavor during roasting, and boneless, which carves more easily and cooks somewhat faster.
Storing it
Refrigerate a raw lamb leg and cook it within a few days, or freeze it if you're not ready to cook soon.
Keeps about 4 days in the fridge.
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