Leg of Lamb...

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Son of Southall

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Evening all

Bought one of these at sainsbury today... Cooking the cocking thing on Sunday...

Was thinking of doing it in the slow cooker...

Any tips and/or recipes?

Ta in advance,
SoS ;-)
 

Get hold of some carrots and shallots, cut them in half and place your leg on that. get a sharp knife, cut a few incisions into the skin/top layer of fat and put some sliced garlic cloves in them. Sea salt over the lamb followed by a little bit of Extra virgin olive oil, followed by surrounding it in the tray, and covering it with liberal amounts of Rosemary. Cover well with tin foil to seal everything in and place in the oven for 20 mins/KG + 20 mins. For the final 30 mins, remove the tin foil.

When done, remove and rest on a wire rack for at least 10 mins before slicing to serve.

Then, dont ruin it with mint sauce.
 
ok,I'll give you a must do tip,anchovies tinned or otherwise stuffed into the meat,of all the cooking books out there imo jamie oliver does the best lamb,google him ,he flavours it with Rosemary, pancetta,lemons or apricots,but all of them he puts anchovies with it,gives the meat a smoky flavour.
 
Mash up 3 or 4 cloves of Garlic with two chopped anchovies and some olive oil to make a paste.

Make little incisions around your lamb leg, push the paste into these incisions and the push in little bits of rosemary.

Rub all over with half a lemon
Cut up veggies (Carrots shallots, potatoes) put them in the roasting tin and place the lamb on top ... follow JAcko's cooking times and foil method.

If you want a really good finish (bear with me it's worth it) , while the meat is resting, drain most of the fat (but keep the juices) from the roasting tray, mash up the veggies, put on high heat on the hob until its sizzling, add a glass of red wine, it will bubble away... whilst its doing this use wooden spoon/spatula to scrape up the bit stuck to the bottom of the tray. Add about 500ml of Lam stock (knorr do lamb stock cubes) stir round, bring to simmer. Then push the veggies and liquid through a sieve into a saucepan to make a thick gravy. Reheat, taste, add salt and pepper as required


Plus either of the above two methods are great
 
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This is how we do it in Cyprus when I'm out there.

Get a whole lamb (one that has fed on the herbs in the Troodos Mountains is best). Stuff it with local herbs & pine nuts & put it in a sealed clay oven for 8-10 hours on a bed of herbs. Serve with yoghurt, pitta bread & roast pots. Lovely!
 
1. Drizzle it with a paste made from olive oil/mashed garlic - at least 2 bulbs, rosemary, and fresh oregano

2. Cover the leg in foil and Heat your oven to max

3. Whack it in the oven and immediately turn the heat down to 140/150 deg c

4. Leave it in for a good 6 hours

5. Remove it and the meat should pull away from the bone with your fingers

6. Serve with home-made flat-breads, Green salad, and yoghurt

I'm doing the same on Sunday but I'm using a whole shoulder of Lamb instead of a leg.
 
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