Recipe
Slow Roasted Mediterranean Lamb
- Serves 8
- Prep Time 30 mins
- Cooking Time 5hrs
Ingredients
- Serves 8
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Method
- In a small bowl combine the olive oil, anchovies, capers, dried herbs and lemon zest. Season very well with salt and pepper. Score lamb and rub mixture into lamb, leave to marinate covered in the fridge overnight or at least 4 hours.
- Preheat oven to 150°C (130°C fan forced). Place lemon halves and garlic cloves in a large roasting dish and place lamb on top along with any marinade. Pour in stock and cover with a sheet of baking paper, then a layer of foil. Roast for 4.5-5 hours, basting every hour or so and topping up with extra stock or water if needed.
- Meanwhile peel and very thinly slice the potatoes. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium low heat and cook the onions for 15 mins or until soft and lightly caramelised.
- In a baking dish (approx. 2L capacity) add a tablespoon of the onion, followed by 2 layers of potatoes. Repeat with remaining onion and potato. Top with thyme leaves, season with salt and pepper. Pour over hot stock. Cover foil and place in the oven after the lamb has been cooking for 3.5 hours.
- After 4.5 hours, increase heat to 200°C, remove lamb from the oven and add semi dried tomatoes and olives to the dish, drizzle lamb with honey. Remove the foil from the potatoes and top with the butter. Place lamb and potatoes back into oven and cook a further 30mins until golden.
- Serve the lamb drizzled with pan juices, with the potatoes topped with some garlic cloves squeezed out of their skins from the lamb, salad, flatbread and mint chutney.