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Roast Lamb with Rosemary and Garlic

A roasted lamb recipe cooked with rosemary, garlic, salt, pepper, and olive oil, served with roast potatoes.

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A roasted lamb recipe cooked with rosemary, garlic, salt, pepper, and olive oil, served with roast potatoes.

15 min
Prep time
2 hrs
Cook time
2 hrs 15 min
Total time
8 servings
Yield

Ingredients

7 ingredients

Adjust servings

Servings: 84 to 16

Ingredients and nutrition update together

Per serving690 kcal
Fat
35g
Carbs
38g
Protein
48g

Whole recipe (8 servings): 5520 kcal

  • 1.8 kg bone-in lamb shoulder
  • 4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1.2 kg partially boiled roast potatoes
  • Salt, to season
  • Black pepper, to season

Method

14 steps
  1. Place rosemary in a tray.
  2. Peel and squash garlic cloves.
  3. Put the lamb shoulder on top of rosemary.
  4. Cut a few little slits in the lamb.
  5. Season the lamb with a fair amount of salt and pepper, and drizzle with olive oil.
  6. Preheat oven to about 190°C.
  7. Place the lamb in the oven and cook for about 2 hours, checking every half hour.
  8. Turn the lamb over after 1 hour of cooking.
  9. Add partially boiled roast potatoes to the pan to absorb flavors.
  10. Pour chopped garlic into the juices in the pan.
  11. Baste the lamb with the juices periodically.
  12. Flip the lamb for the last time to crisp the outside.
  13. Pour the juices and garlic over the lamb about 10-15 minutes before finishing.
  14. Cook for a total of 2 hours, then pour the juices over the lamb before serving.
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Recipe notes

Equipment

  • oven
  • tray
  • pot or pan for basing

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