Can i cook a leg of lamb from frozen?!


Question:

Can i cook a leg of lamb from frozen?

half a leg of lamb,or does it need defrosting?


Answers:
I have cooked(roasted) many legs of frozen lamb,and very nice they are too.I have always defrosted them first.It would not occur to me to cook it frozen.To cook from frozen would possibly be a health risk as parts could be uncooked and prone to bacteria I would think.To defrost I would put the leg,unwrapped in a tray or dish in my microwave oven(did not switch it on) overnight and the next morning would rinse under a cold tap,dry with a kitchen towel,place in a roasting tin,sprinkle with oil and add rosemary .Place in a preheated oven on a middle shelf and cook at a high setting for about 20 minutes,Turn the heat down to about Gas 5 or 6 for the remainder of the time.(The weight of the joint would determine the total cooking time and how well done you like it).

No defrost if first

Yep....Karla's right. Defrost it first.

of course you can cook a leg of lamb from the freezer just defrost it before cooking!

It's better to defrost first but rule of thumb is :- If the animal had two legs,no but if it had four then you can...

Always defrost the meat before you cook it or it will cook unevenly.

Dear god woman.. defrost that lamb!!!!

In my humble opinion, my Mum cooked the best leg of lamb and she ALWAYS defrosted it first.

However, on one memorable occasion we learned that the dog neither cared if it was completely defrosted or cooked.

PS Don't forget the Rosemary

No!!!! - Silly s*d - it needs to be thoroughly defrosted first - if you were thinking of roast lamb for lunch today - forget it - get something else and leave lamb to defrost thoroughly today and cook it tomorrow.

Defrost it first (at room temperature not in the microwave) and it will be much more tender than lamb cooked from frozen.

Always defrost first.

iwouldnt advise it...

No, you should defrost it thoroughly first unless you have got one of those special joints from Iceland that you CAN cook from frozen but they take twice as long to cook

You can cook it from frozen but it will not cook evenly. The outer layers will be way over done before the core is ready. As everyone else said you really should defrost it 1st, but hey is your lamb and you do what you want you will not hurt anyone as long as the center reaches temp.




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