Ingredients
- You need a large leg of mutton . If you don’t know how to bone it out, ask your butcher to do it, stressing that you need to be able to stuff it.
Directions
1
To prepare the stuffing, melt the butter and honey over low heat, add the other ingredients, and combine well.
2
Force the stuffing into the cavity in the meat, and sew it up with fine string.
3
Combine all marinade ingredients.
4
Place the leg into a plastic bag in a large bowl, and add the marinade mixture to the bag. Let marinate for 8 hours.
5
Bake mutton in oven at 180 °C for 2 hours, checking on progress at 90 minutes. If the meat looks like it is over-browning, it can be covered by foil .
6
Remove the string before carving.
7
Strain the marinade and use 3–4 tablespoons of the liquor to make gravy .
Recipe sourced from
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