A leg of lamb cooked over live fire

How to Cook a Leg of Lamb over a Firepit

The sun's been out a lot, temperatures are warmer, and we're all feeling a little spring-like.

For a lot of us spring means putting lamb on the menu, so we thought we'd show you how to cook a leg of lamb over a firepit - we used our Kadai, but any firepit where you can hang the lamb over the fire will do.

Video Guide: How to cook a Leg of Lamb Cooked over a Firepit

Here are the sections of How to Cook a Leg of Lamb over a Firepit in case you need to skip back to anything:

0m00s - Introduction

0m06s - Setting up the firepit

00m33s - Wood size & species

00m53s - Starting the fire

01m38s - Fire management

02m00s - Hanging the lamb

02m26s - Temperature management

03m18s - Managing the cook

03m55s - Achieving an even cook

04m10s - Fire management

04m23s - Adding flavour through the cook

05m11s - Checking the progress of the cook

06m23s - How to cook the lamb evenly

06m23s - Finishing off the cook

06m23s - When to pull the lamb off the firepit

06m23s - Carving the lamb

Ingredients

  • Bone-in leg of lamb
  • Quality sea salt, for dry brining the meat
  • Freshly cracked black pepper
  • Fresh thyme
  • Fresh rosemary
  • Fresh sage
  • Cold pressed rapeseed oil
  • Lemon juice
  • Red wine vinegar

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