Incredible Slow-Roasted Lamb
- 2 kg leg of lamb (or shoulder)
- 1 bunch fresh rosemary
- olive oil
- 1 bulb of garlic, unpeeled, broken into cloves
- salt & pepper (optional)
- 1 tablespoon plain flour
- 375 ml good quality chicken stock
- 1 bunch of fresh mint, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Preheat the oven or barbecue (indirect heat, with the hood down) to as hot as it can go.
- Meanwhile, slash the fat side of the lamb all over with a sharp knife.
- Lay half the sprigs of rosemary and half the garlic cloves on the bottom of a high-sided roasting tray, rub the lamb all over with olive oil and season with salt and pepper if you wish.
- Place the lamb in the tray on top of the rosemary and garlic and put the rest of the rosemary and garlic on top of the lamb.
- Tightly cover the tray with aluminium foil and place in the barbecue with the hood closed (or in the oven).
- Immediately turn it down to 170 deg C/325 deg F and cook for 4 hours. When it's done you can pull the meat apart with two forks.
- As an option, if you want vegies you can sneak some carrot/potato/pumpkin into the pan for the last hour or so and remove them before making the gravy.
- Remove the lamb from the tray and place on a chopping board. Cover with aluminium foil, then a tea towel and let it rest while you make the gravy.
- Discard any rosemary stalks and garlic skin (leave the garlic 'meat'), put the tray on the stove and mix in the flour (add a little of the stock to make it easier if you wish).
- Add all the stock, stirring and scraping all the sticky good bits off the bottom of the tray, turn the heat down and simmer for a few minutes.
- Add the mint and the red wine vinegar at the last minute, stir and pour into a jug.
- Shred the lamb with forks to serve.
lamb, rosemary, olive oil, garlic, salt, flour, chicken stock, mint, red wine vinegar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/incredible-slow-roasted-lamb-343262 (may not work)