Lemon Lamb Roast

240 mins
Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Place the leg of lamb in a roasting dish.
  2. 2Season the lamb with olive oil, salt, pepper, oregano, thyme and rosemary.
  3. 3Slice two garlic bulbs and two onions in half and add them to the roasting dish with the lamb.
  4. 4Add more olive oil to the roasting dish.
  5. 5Put the roasting dish in the oven at 200°C for 30 minutes.
  6. 6Remove the roasting dish from the oven and add 500ml of stock.
  7. 7Cover the roasting dish tightly with foil.
  8. 8Reduce the oven temperature to 150°C and cook for 3.5 hours.
  9. 9Remove the foil from the roasting dish.
  10. 10Slice three lemons in half and squeeze the juice over the lamb, then add the lemon skins to the dish.
  11. 11Put the roasting dish back in the oven without the lid for a further 30 minutes.
  12. 12Remove the lamb from the oven and shred it.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg leg of lamb
  • 2 olive oil
  • 1 salt
  • 1 pepper
  • 1 dried oregano
  • 1 dried thyme
  • 1 dried rosemary
  • 2 garlic bulbs
  • 2 onions
  • 500 ml stock
  • 3 lemons

Equipment

roasting dish with a lidovenforksknifemeasuring jug