Lamb leg with red wine gravy, roast potatoes and peas |
As
a throwback to my childhood we did a Sunday
Roast. A lamb leg (or rather the
fillet end of one). We ate lamb a lot
when I was young – I suspect it was closer to mutton than lamb actually. And we had it for Sunday lunch – which seems
amazing to me now – since lunches are much lighter affairs these days.
One
huge advantage of the Sunday Roast is that it doesn't take a lot of work to get
a good result.
I
pre-heated my trusty oven to 190C (~370F) and then turned it down to 150 (~300)
when I put the meat in.
I
took the meat out of the fridge and left it on the bench to warm to room
temperature for about 30 minutes. I
rubbed it with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Then into the pan with a glass of red wine poured into the bottom of the
pan. That helps to keep the meat moist.
I cooked it for about an hour and a bit – I use a meat thermometer to
check when meat is done enough.
For
the gravy, while the lamb was
resting I put the roasting pan onto the hob and deglazed the pan with a little
more red wine, then added ½ a packet of gravy mix (as an easy way to thicken
it) and right at the end took it off the heat and stirred in a spoonful of
crème fraiche.
I
did crispy roasted potatoes with it. I
really like them done this way. First I
parboil them for 5 to 10 minutes (starting with cold water) depending how big
you make the pieces. Drain them and
shake them about in the pot so the edges get knocked about a bit. Then mix with oil, cayenne pepper, turmeric
and some pepper steak spice mix. But you
can use lots of different spices or just salt and pepper.
Then
into a hot oven until golden and crispy on the outside and light and fluffy
inside – yum. I find Agria potatoes turn
out the best but you will all have your own favourite roasting potato.
That looks so freaking delicious!
ReplyDeleteYum! Lamb is the best!
ReplyDeleteI always have lamb in the freezer so I like finding new recipes. This looks so good.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a lamb eater, but those potatoes sound delicious!
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderfully comforting, Carole. I like lamb, but eat it rarely and when I do, it's usually out at a restaurant. I should try making it home sometime. I think I've only done that once or twice.
ReplyDeleteYour crispy potatoes would be a huge hit at my house!
Yummy! This sounds so good right now!!
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It does look very well presented Carole. I don't think you can beat beef. I am a farmer who keeps moo cows. So I would say that wouldn't I?
ReplyDeleteI don't eat lamb but the potatoes look great! That's how my husband makes them too, except he adds lots of rosemary. So good!
ReplyDeleteI love roast lamb and potatoes...with a nice gravy...it doesn't get better.
ReplyDeleteI haven't made lamb in forever, your recipe sounds terrific. I love the potatoes too.
ReplyDeleteWhat an easy and tasty lamb dish! YUM!
ReplyDeleteI have never in my life cooked lamb! I need to try it sometime soon. Recipe sounds good! Stopping by from the Harvest of Friends bloghop.
ReplyDeleteMichelle
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This looks amazing! I am so excited to try it! In fact so excited I featured it as my fave post of the week on my blog's Friday's Fave! Be sure to check it out! www.adventureintodomesticland.com
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