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It's actually from an old children's song from the 80s that lamb is dry and boring. I love lamb myself and I wish I could cook it properly. I've tried doing it myself once and it came out... dry and boring
What I do is get a leg of lamb on the bone. Then butterfly it out.
Make a marinade of: Fresh mint leaves (a couple of big scrunched handfuls). Thyme (lots, strip the stalks of the leaves and chuck the stalks). Rosemary (a fair bit - strip the leaves off the stalks). A whole bulb of garlic (peeled). Whole black peppercorns (a tablespoon full). Some rock salt.
Bash the fuck out of that mixture with a pestle and mortar until all the leaves are bruised and beginning to turn into a paste. Cut a couple of limes up and squeeze all the juice into the mix. Keep bashing then start to slowly add olive oil.
In a few minutes you'll have your lumpy grassy delicious smelling marinade. Rub it into the lamb all over and leave to stand for at least an hour, preferably overnight.
Heat up your BBQ to hot. Slap the lamb on. If it's hot enough it'll only need a few minutes a side to get warm all the way through (and a little burned on the outside). Lamb should be pink in the middle ideally.
Scoff the lot in front of your mates one-handed whilst giving them the bird with your other hand. Job jobbed