Description
This Slow Roast Greek Lemon Lamb With Potatoes recipe is a flavorful and tender dish that combines juicy lamb with zesty lemon and aromatic herbs. The potatoes are roasted to perfection alongside the lamb, making it a complete and satisfying meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 leg of lamb 2-3kg
- 6 potatoes, quartered
- 3 sweet potatoes, quartered
- 5 garlic cloves, sliced to insert into lamb
- 1 cup chicken stock
Seasonings:
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- Salt
- Pepper
- Oregano
- Paprika (sweet or smoked)
Marinade:
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- 100 ml lemon juice
- 100 ml olive oil
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 large onion
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary
- 1.5 tablespoons honey
- 1.5 tablespoon mustard
Instructions
- Marinate the lamb: Combine all marinade ingredients in a bowl and coat the lamb, then let it marinate for a few hours or overnight.
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 160°C (320°F).
- Prepare the lamb: Make slits in the lamb and insert garlic slices. Season with salt, pepper, oregano, and paprika.
- Roast the lamb: Place the lamb in a roasting dish, add lemon juice, and roast for about 4 hours, basting occasionally.
- Add potatoes: Add quartered potatoes around the lamb and continue roasting until tender.
- Rest and serve: Let the lamb rest before slicing and serve with roasted potatoes.
Notes
- Feel free to adjust the seasonings and marinade to suit your taste preferences.
- Make sure to baste the lamb occasionally for a juicy and flavorful result.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg