lamb

easter lamb

servings
4

method

Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/gas 7.

Score the lamb all over and season. Using a pestle and mortar, or in a food processor, pound or blend the mint leaves with the garlic and seasoning until smooth. Slowly add the olive oil to your mixture then brush all over the lamb. Roast in the oven for 1½ hours, , brushing with the seasoned oil regularly until the lamb is cooked.

While the meat is resting, remove the fat from the roasting tin. Add the stock to the tin and make a light, tasty broth by boiling and dissolving all the goodness at the bottom.

Cook the potatoes in a large pan of boiling, salted water for 5 minutes. Add the fennel and carrots and cook for a further 5 minutes. Then add the rest of the vegetables and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Carve your lamb then serve the vegetables in a shallow bowl with the lamb on top and a little broth and mint oil drizzled over.

ingredients

• 1 leg of lamb (about 2 kg)
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• a large bunch of fresh mint, leaves picked
• 1 clove of garlic, peeled
• 125ml olive oil
• 250ml chicken stock
• 400g new potatoes, sliced thickly
• 100g baby fennel, trimmed and cut in half lengthways
• 225g baby carrots, tops trimmed
• 100g baby leeks, trimmed
• 200g courgettes, sliced lengthways
• 250g fine or yellow beans, trimmed
• 150g asparagus, trimmed to 6cm lengths

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1. by luki on Sun 24 Apr 2011 @ 17:59

Hello Jamie, i am from Austria and i will try the easter lamb tomorrow, i think it will be great. Happy easter to you and your family, cu on tv, luki

2. by granma june on Thu 21 Apr 2011 @ 12:56

Hi Jamie, As I now live in Greece lamb is a big part of our Easter food, but this year they Greeks in the family are in for a shock as I am going to try your Easter lamb. Wish me luck. Happy Easter to you all.

3. by Carol on Thu 16 Dec 2010 @ 21:49

Hi, Jamie!! I'm a veggie, but am cooking lamb Xmad Day; will this recipie be easy, really?!!! Presume I can source decent lamb this time of year?
Merry Christmas to you & yours.

4. by Emily on Mon 27 Sep 2010 @ 16:33

Hi Jamie,

Your The Best!
My mum a cook but she likes the food you make.

Thanks

Emily x

5. by Naomi\'Lauren on Fri 13 Aug 2010 @ 13:53

Hi jamie, i am 12 years old and i wish to be a succesful chef when i am older. this recipe looks delicious i am going to cook it for my mum and see if she likes it.

Thanks jamie,
Naomi

6. by smith73 on Sun 04 Apr 2010 @ 09:37

Hi Jamie,
Can you please suggest a pudding or dessert to go with the Easter Lamb,
Many Thanks
Alycce, Cambridge

7. by June Foreman on Sun 19 Jul 2009 @ 12:18

Hello I see that you had a question from Mandy asking about recipes from 1919. I have just been asked to cater for a party celebrating the 90th. anniversary of a local W.I. and they have asked me for food from that era. Please can you help. I have resurrected my Mother's and Mother-in law's ancient cook books but am struggling so any guidance would be wonderful. Thank you in anticipation.
June foreman

8. by lyle on Tue 12 May 2009 @ 10:42

This site gives some times for weight

http://thefoody.com/meat/basics.html

9. by Claire on Wed 08 Apr 2009 @ 09:31

Hi Jamie

I am cooking a Roast on Sunday for 6 people and i love the idea and look of this recipe and the way you have presented the veg etc. unfortunatley 2 of my friends dont eat lamb. Could i do this with beef or a version of this using beef?? Help!

Thanks

Claire

10. by Lucie on Mon 06 Apr 2009 @ 13:15

This lamb dish is fantastic, im a newly wed and i cooked it for my husband and he said it was better than his mums lamb, yay, thats an accomplishment!! So thanks Jamie for helping me to become a great cook!! And just a tip for Lorna, i had some lamb left over so for the next day i made a beautiful pasta dish out of it, with tomatoes, olives, the leftover broth and olive oil, seasoning...delish!!!

11. by mandy mordue on Sat 21 Mar 2009 @ 11:47

hi jamie could u please tell me what foods they ate in 1919 we are doing a party for that year thanku

12. by lorna mcclelland northern ireland on Sun 15 Feb 2009 @ 13:12

We all loved it, i am single mother with 5 children, and although the leg of lamb was expensive, we had a lovely dinner and there was enough for the next nite. have you any ideas on a diff dish with the lamb the next nite??? i so hate to waste food??? lorna

13. by julie on Wed 04 Feb 2009 @ 14:26

easter lamb was lovely, i had my family round for dinner and they all enjoyed it including me! thank you

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