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ceslas my recipe for Roast Lamb. So here it is behind the lj cut so my vegetarian flist needn't read it :)
I usually cook something like this on Sunday night so I have enough for a couple of meals during the week.
Easy peasy Lamb Roast or how to cook dinner while writing fan fiction
I used to do rolled roast, but large numbers of my family are gluten intolerant so I abandoned that. I never bought them already stuffed/rolled etc because of not knowing what’s in the stuffing.
So now I buy just a plain leg of lamb, shank attached. Use the shank after to make soup!!
Ingredients:
Leg of lamb
Potatoes – allow three whole potatoes for each person ‘cause they’re yummy. Cut in half
Carrots – as many as you like cut in chunks
Pumpkin – cut into same size as potatoes
Sweet potato – chunks like carrots
One large onion
Peas
Method:
Pre heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius for gas, 200 degrees Celsius for electric
Stick the lamb leg in a roasting pan and pour a small amount (2 tablespoons at the most) of Olive oil over the top. (Variation: Prick holes in the skin with a fork, pour on oil and rub Rosemary over the meat)
Place in the oven
I hate red in the meat! Ick ick! So to achieve juicy browness all over
Aim for 30 minutes per 500 grams of cooking time with 10 minutes for luck at the end. Example a 2 kilogram roast would cook for 2 hours 10 minutes in a fan-forced oven.
Go write for 50 minutes
Now for the vegetables
Boil potatoes, sweet potato, pumpkin and carrot till slightly soft. (stick them with a fork. If it goes in easily they’re done!
Drain
Place the potatoes and a peeled whole onion in the baking pan with the roast 1 hour before the meat is done.
Write some more
Place pumpkin, carrots and sweet potato in the baking pan with the roast 30 minutes before meat is done.
Traditionally the lamb is usually served with gravy or mint sauce. You can make the box variety of gravy or buy bottled sauce, but because of the ever present food allergies I make my own…
Gravy
Skim the juices from the baking pan, place in small saucepan over medium heat
mix with a tsp of tomato paste, add a splash of wine and boil till the sauce thickens,
add a cup of water and stir in a tbsp of flour and boil again.
It’s now ready to add to the meat
Mint sauce
Mix 2 cups of white vinegar, 1 cup of raw sugar and 1 cup of warm water.
When the sugar’s dissolved add 1 cup of mint leaves and it’s ready to serve!!
Make enough veges for several days and left over meat can be used in wraps for lunch at work.
ceslas my recipe for Roast Lamb. So here it is behind the lj cut so my vegetarian flist needn't read it :)I usually cook something like this on Sunday night so I have enough for a couple of meals during the week.
Easy peasy Lamb Roast or how to cook dinner while writing fan fiction
I used to do rolled roast, but large numbers of my family are gluten intolerant so I abandoned that. I never bought them already stuffed/rolled etc because of not knowing what’s in the stuffing.
So now I buy just a plain leg of lamb, shank attached. Use the shank after to make soup!!
Ingredients:
Leg of lamb
Potatoes – allow three whole potatoes for each person ‘cause they’re yummy. Cut in half
Carrots – as many as you like cut in chunks
Pumpkin – cut into same size as potatoes
Sweet potato – chunks like carrots
One large onion
Peas
Method:
Pre heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius for gas, 200 degrees Celsius for electric
Stick the lamb leg in a roasting pan and pour a small amount (2 tablespoons at the most) of Olive oil over the top. (Variation: Prick holes in the skin with a fork, pour on oil and rub Rosemary over the meat)
Place in the oven
I hate red in the meat! Ick ick! So to achieve juicy browness all over
Aim for 30 minutes per 500 grams of cooking time with 10 minutes for luck at the end. Example a 2 kilogram roast would cook for 2 hours 10 minutes in a fan-forced oven.
Go write for 50 minutes
Now for the vegetables
Boil potatoes, sweet potato, pumpkin and carrot till slightly soft. (stick them with a fork. If it goes in easily they’re done!
Drain
Place the potatoes and a peeled whole onion in the baking pan with the roast 1 hour before the meat is done.
Write some more
Place pumpkin, carrots and sweet potato in the baking pan with the roast 30 minutes before meat is done.
Traditionally the lamb is usually served with gravy or mint sauce. You can make the box variety of gravy or buy bottled sauce, but because of the ever present food allergies I make my own…
Gravy
Skim the juices from the baking pan, place in small saucepan over medium heat
mix with a tsp of tomato paste, add a splash of wine and boil till the sauce thickens,
add a cup of water and stir in a tbsp of flour and boil again.
It’s now ready to add to the meat
Mint sauce
Mix 2 cups of white vinegar, 1 cup of raw sugar and 1 cup of warm water.
When the sugar’s dissolved add 1 cup of mint leaves and it’s ready to serve!!
Make enough veges for several days and left over meat can be used in wraps for lunch at work.
