This Easy roast Lamb with wild Garlic and Rosemary is succulent, tender and full of flavour. It's the perfect choice for a stress free Easter Lunch.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Additional Time2 hours
Total Time4 hours10 minutes
Ingredients
2 kg Leg of Lamb, bone in
50 g Wild Garlic , chopped finely
2-3 Stalks of Fresh Rosemary Leaves
4 Anchovy fillets
6 tbsp Olive or Rapeseed Oil
Zest and Juice of One Lemon
Sea salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper
A SIMPLE GRAVY:
1 1/2 tbsp Plain Flour
400 ml Lamb Stock, from a Cube
Juices from the lamb
1 tsbp Redcurrant Jelly
Salt and Pepper
Instructions
Place The lamb in a large roasting dish that would fit easily in your fridge. Using a sharp knife, make slits all over the lamb.
Using a high powered blender (I used my Nutri Ninja) blitz togther the wild garlic, rosemary, anchovies, lemon and oil. If the mixture is a little thick, add a bit more oil.
Add salt and pepper to taste, bearing in mind that you might not need much salt because anchovies are pretty salty.
Rub the wild garlic marinade all over the lamb, rubbing it into the slits you made so the marinade penetrates the meat. Cover and leave for a minimum of two hours, or ideally overnight.
When you're ready to roast the lamb, preheat the oven to 200C/180Fan/400F.
Pour a small amount of water into the roasting dish (this will stop the marinade from sticking to the bottom of the tin and burning)
Cook the lamb for 1 hour 40 minutes for medium meat that will be blushing pink in the middle, or 2 hours for well done.
Allow to rest for at least 30 minutes before carving.
FOR THE SIMPLE GRAVY:
Spoon the excess fat off the juices from the roasting tin, then place the roasting tin on the hob on a medium heat.
Add the flour and stir well, then gradually stir in the hot lamb stock, whisking all the time to remove any lumps.
Cook for a further few minutes before adding the redcurrant jelly and taste for seasoning.