Best Slow Baked Lamb Tastes Like Spit Roasted Recipes

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ALMOST-SPIT-ROASTED MOROCCAN LAMB



Almost-Spit-Roasted Moroccan Lamb image

For special occasions in Morocco, a whole lamb is turned on a spit over coals for hours, until the exterior is browned and crisp, with tender juicy meat within. Paula Wolfert, the great American authority on Moroccan food, gives this slow-roasting method for achieving similar delicious results in a home oven. Ask your butcher for front quarter of lamb (also called a half bone-on chuck). It is comprised of the neck, shoulder, front shank, and some ribs, all in one piece. Alternatively, ask for 2 large bone-in shoulder roasts. The lamb emerges succulent and fragrant, thanks to careful basting with butter and spices. Serve it with warm chick peas, cumin-flavored salt and a dab of spicy harissa.

Provided by David Tanis

Categories     dinner, project, main course

Time 5h

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 front quarter of lamb, about 10 to 12 pounds, or two 5- to 6-pound bone-in lamb-shoulder roasts
Salt
6 ounces unsalted butter, softened
2 teaspoons cumin seeds, lightly toasted and finely ground
2 teaspoons coriander seeds, lightly toasted and finely ground
2 teaspoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon pimentón
6 garlic cloves, smashed to a paste with a little salt

Steps:

  • Trim lamb of extraneous fat, but leave a thin layer of fat covering the meat (or ask your butcher to do this). Use a sharp paring knife to cut slits all over the lamb. Lightly salt meat on both sides and place in a large roasting pan. Mix together butter, cumin, coriander, paprika, pimentón and garlic. Smear butter mixture over surface of meat. Allow meat to come to room temperature. Heat oven to 450 degrees.
  • Roast lamb, uncovered, for 30 minutes, until it shows signs of beginning to brown. Reduce heat to 350 degrees. Continue roasting for 3 to 4 hours, basting generously every 15 minutes or so with buttery pan juices, until meat is soft and tender enough to pull away easily from bones and skin is crisp. If surface seems to be browning too quickly, tent loosely with foil and reduce heat slightly. In this case, remove foil, baste lamb and allow skin to crisp before removing from oven.
  • Transfer lamb to a large platter or cutting board and serve piping hot. Encourage guests to tear pieces of lamb with fingers; alternatively, carve meat from bones and chop into rough pieces. Serve with cumin-flavored salt, harissa and warm chickpeas if desired.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 159, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 1 gram, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 73 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 1 gram

SLOW BAKED LAMB - TASTES LIKE SPIT ROASTED



Slow Baked Lamb - Tastes Like Spit Roasted image

This was published last weekend in the Sunday Age 'Sunday Life' magazine, recipe by Karen Martini. It was everything the article promised - really tasty, succulent 'Greek-style' lamb. I bought an 800 gram lamb mini-roast, and removed all visible fat. I halved both the 'paste' ingredients and the 'wet' ingredients and only put in a small amount of oil. I also marinated the lamb for about 40 mins before cooking, and cooked for about an hour and a quarter. There was an accompanying recipe for a pearly barley, parsley and toasted almond salad which I also made (and it was also very tasty!) - which I'll post later.

Provided by amanda l b

Categories     Lamb/Sheep

Time 2h30m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 teaspoons sea salt
6 garlic cloves, sliced
6 sprigs rosemary, 5cm long each, leaves emoved and chopped
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
100 ml extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons dried oregano
1 7/8 kg lamb shoulder, boned
80 ml red wine vinegar
125 ml water
1 lemon, sliced to serve

Steps:

  • Preheat a fan-forced oven to 170C (or 190C conventional).
  • Grind salt, garlic, rosemary and peppercorns in a mortar and pestle to a rough paste.
  • Add olive oil and oregano to the paste and mix well.
  • Rub marinade into meat and place lamb in a ceramic baking dish.
  • Add vinegar and water to the dish, cover with foil and bake for 2 hours.
  • Remove foil, and increase heat to 220C and turn on oven grill. Brown meat for 3-5 minutes until crispy on top.
  • Remove from the oven and shred meat into large chunks. Arrange on a platter and spoon over pan juices. Serve with lemon.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 938, Fat 79, SaturatedFat 29.9, Cholesterol 216.4, Sodium 961.8, Carbohydrate 3.9, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 0.3, Protein 50.4

SLOW ROAST LEG OF LAMB



Slow Roast Leg of Lamb image

If you're slow-roasting lamb, it comes out so tender you don't need a knife to cut it. And when I say slow, I mean slow - 7 hours. And I am roasting the leg of lamb in the oven, not in a slow cooker. Tastes great served with Dauphinoise potatoes or mashed potatoes and vegetables.

Provided by cornishbird

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Lamb     Leg

Time 7h25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 carrots, coarsely chopped
1 head garlic, split but not peeled
1 (5 pound) leg of lamb
1 ¼ cups red wine
1 ¼ cups lamb stock
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
  • Place carrots and garlic in a roasting pan large enough for the leg of lamb. Place lamb on top. Pour in wine and lamb stock. Place roasting pan on the stove and heat over medium-low heat until liquid is boiling. Cover the roasting pan tightly with aluminum foil, using oven mitts to protect your hands, and place in the oven.
  • Roast in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 130 degrees F (54 degrees C) for medium, about 7 hours. Remove from the oven.
  • Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Transfer lamb into a second roasting pan.
  • Roast lamb uncovered until skin is crispy, 15 to 20 minutes. Let rest before slicing.
  • While lamb is resting, pour cooking juices from the first roasting pan into a saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer until reduced into a gravy, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 474.3 calories, Carbohydrate 10.2 g, Cholesterol 137.2 mg, Fat 12.1 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 63.7 g, SaturatedFat 4.8 g, Sodium 1589.6 mg, Sugar 1.1 g

INCREDIBLE SLOW-ROASTED LAMB



Incredible Slow-Roasted Lamb image

Adapted from a Jamie Oliver recipe, this is probably the best lamb I've ever tasted - it just falls apart, no need to even carve it! The original recipe used a shoulder of lamb but I used a leg of lamb. I have rosemary growing like crazy in my garden so I love recipes that use lots of it. It can be cooked on the barbecue under the hood (my preference), but can also be done in an oven. No marinating required as it is cooked slowly.

Provided by Baz231

Categories     Lamb/Sheep

Time 4h10m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

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

Steps:

  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 705.8, Fat 45.8, SaturatedFat 19.5, Cholesterol 225.2, Sodium 281.9, Carbohydrate 4.9, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 1.1, Protein 64

ROSEMARY ROASTED LAMB



Rosemary Roasted Lamb image

Who knew so few ingredients could result in such an elegant and savory entree? One bite will make this no-fuss main dish memorable. -Matthew Lawrence, Vashon, Washington

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 2h15m

Yield 10 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/2 cup olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary
1 leg of lamb (7 to 9 pounds)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425°. In a small bowl, combine the oil, garlic, salt and rosemary; rub over lamb. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Place lamb, fat side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan., Bake, uncovered, 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; bake 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 hours longer or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°), basting occasionally with pan juices. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 357 calories, Fat 21g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 143mg cholesterol, Sodium 629mg sodium, Carbohydrate 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 40g protein.

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