Roast lamb with garlic and herbs recipe

Roast lamb with garlic and herbs

28 ratings

Prep Time:10 mins

Cooking Time:90 mins

Serves:10 Adults

Cost:High

This flavourful roast lamb can be a real treat from a typical roast dinner - try it with our mint sauce to bring out even more flavour!

Ingredients

1 boneless half leg of lamb, trimmed - around 1½ kg / 3½lb
1 medium onion, roughly chopped
125ml / ¼ pint of water
2 large cloves of garlic, peeled
2 dessertspoons of root ginger, chopped
Grated rind of a small lemon
2 tablespoons of parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons of mint, chopped
1 tablespoon of rosemary, chopped
1 tablespoon of olive oil

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4
Put the garlic, ginger, lemon rind, parsley, mint and rosemary in a food processor. Switch on for a minute or two until everything is finely chopped
Switch on again and add the oil slowly until you have a bright green mixture
Set the mixture aside. If you don’t have a food processor, just finely chop everything with a knife
Place the joint in a roasting pan with the onion and water, put in the oven and allow 20 to 25 minutes per ½kg / 1lb
30 minutes before the end of cooking time remove from the oven; spread the herby mixture over the joint. Return to the oven and finish cooking
Keep an eye on the water level and top it up if necessary
When the lamb is cooked remove from the pan and keep warm. Discard the onion and remove excess fat
Boil up the pan juices and reduce to a syrup, this will make a rich, tasty sauce. This will take 2 to 3 minutes
Season and serve

What you will need

Casserole dish
Hand blender
Saucepan
Wooden spoon

Serving suggestions

Serve the lamb with potatoes, carrots and parsnips.

"Make sure to allow to cool before you put any leftovers in the fridge"

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