Roast Shoulder Of Lamb With Garlic And Rosemary With Redcurrant And Mint Sauce Recipes

ROAST SHOULDER OF LAMB WITH GARLIC AND ROSEMARY WITH REDCURRANT AND MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• First of all, peel the garlic cloves and slice each one into about 8 pieces, then divide the rosemary into about 16 tiny sprigs. Now, using a small, sharp knife, make 8 little slits into the underside of the lamb and into each slit, push a sliver of garlic and a little sprig of rosemary, then do the same thing on the top side of the lamb. Place the joint into a roasting tin, sprinkle the surface with the sea salt and place it in the oven. After 30 minutes' cooking time, reduce the oven temperature to gas mark 4, 350F, 180C and leave the meat to cook for 1½-1¾ hours, basting the surface of the meat halfway through. When the cooking time is up, remove the meat to a warm serving plate and leave it to relax for 20 minutes before carving. Then spoon off the surplus fat from the roasting tin, letting the wine bubble and reduce to about two-thirds of its original volume. Add some pepper and salt and pour it into a warm serving jug. Then carve the meat, adding a little of the wine-and-meat juices to each portion, and hand the remaining sauce around separately. To make the sauce: All you do is place the redcurrant jelly and wine vinegar in a sacuepan, whisk thoroughly, bringing the mixture up to simmering point and making sure the jelly is dissolved. Then remove it from the heat, add the chopped mint and some seasoning and pour it into a serving bowl or jug.

ROAST LAMB WITH MINT, ROSEMARY AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan) mark 6. Put the garlic cloves, rosemary and olive oil in a blender and whiz to a rough paste. Add the mint and whiz for 10sec. Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Put the lamb on a board and slash the skin six or seven times. Season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Massage the mint and rosemary paste into the cuts in the lamb, put in a roasting tin and cover with foil. Roast for 2hr 5min or 25min for every 450g (1lb) plus an extra 25min for medium; or 30min for every 450g (1lb) plus an extra 30min for well done.
• Put on a board, cover with foil and leave to rest for 10min.
• Arrange the mint sprigs on a serving dish, put the lamb on top and garnish with the remaining sprigs of rosemary. More roast lamb recipes: Roast Spring lamb with fresh mint dressing Rack of lamb with rosemary and red wine sauce Leg of lamb Herbed crown roast of lamb Roast lamb with jersey royals and vine tomatoes

ROSEMARY AND GARLIC ROAST LEG OF LAMB

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Using your hands, rub the lamb all over with the lemon juice. Pat the garlic and rosemary evenly all over the surface of the meat. Season the meat with the salt and pepper and place the lamb in a roasting pan. Place the lamb in the oven and roast for 30 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and continue to cook for about 1 hour longer for medium-rare, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the center of the roast registers about 145 degrees F to 150 degrees F (be careful that the thermometer does not touch the bone.) Remove lamb from pan and allow to rest for 10 to 15 minutes before carving.
• Position the roasting pan over your stove burners. Add mixed herbs and onions to pan, and stir to combine with pan drippings. Add chicken stock and wine to deglaze the pan, scraping the bottom with a wooden spoon to release any fond. Reduce over high heat until sauce consistency. Strain before serving, if desired. Slice lamb and serve with sauce drizzled over the top.

BAKED LAMB WITH ROSEMARY, WITH REDCURRANT AND MINT SAUCE

Steps:

• First of all, crush the garlic and sea salt together to a purée, using a pestle and mortar, then add the oil, chopped rosemary and a good seasoning of pepper and mix well. Next, spread a large sheet of foil over the roasting tin, place the lamb on it and stab the fleshy parts of the joint several times with a skewer. Now spread the rosemary mixture all over the upper surface of the lamb and tuck in a sprig of rosemary (as this makes a nice garnish later). Then bring the edges of the foil up over the lamb, make a pleat in the top and scrunch in the ends. This foil parcel should be fairly loose to allow the air to circulate. Bake the lamb for 2 hours, then open out the foil, baste the joint well with the juices and return it to the oven for a further 30 minutes to brown. The above cooking time should result in lamb very slightly pink: you can cook it for more or less time, as you prefer. Meanwhile, make the sauce by combining the redcurrant jelly and vinegar in a small saucepan and whisking over a gentle heat, till the jelly melts into the vinegar (a balloon whisk does this perfectly). Then add the chopped mint and some seasoning and pour into a jug - the sauce doesn't need to be warm. When the lamb is cooked, remove it from the oven and allow it to rest for 20 minutes before carving. Discard the foil, spoon off the fat and make some gravy with the juices left in the tin: add the white wine, stir and let it bubble until it has become syrupy. Season with salt and pepper if it needs it and pour into a warmed serving jug.

FRESH MINT AND ROSEMARY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a food processor chop mint and rosemary leaves with sugar finely.
• Put in a bowl.
• Heat the vinegar and pour it over the mint.
• Adding more sugar if you if you want it sweeter.
• Serve hot or cold with roasted lamb or other meat.