Budget Friendly Lamb Roast

Budget Friendly Lamb Roast

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This Budget Friendly Slow Roast Leg of Lamb is going to take your next Sunday roast to a whole new level! It’s SIMPLE and forgiving. It does take some patience, but you’ll be rewarded with a tender leg of lamb that can be pulled off the bone easily, served with a delicious gravy and will make for some mouth watering leftovers.

The easiest way to roast a Leg of Lamb

If you’re after an easy & less stressful way to roast a lamb leg, then cook it long and slow. You won’t need a knife to carve this you’ll simply pull the meat off the bone with tongs.

YUM!

How to make a slow roast Leg of Lamb

The leg of lamb is roasted on a bed of onion, garlic and rosemary which serves three purposes:

1. to keep the lamb elevated out of the pan juices for even cooking;
2. flavour the flesh that’s in contact with it; and
3. flavours the pan juices which is used to make the gravy.

All the lamb needs is a sprinkle of salt and pepper, drizzle of olive oil. Add beef broth/stock and water into the pan (keeps everything all nice and moist + makes pan juices for gravy), cover then slow roast for 5 hours until tender and fall apart.

How to make gravy for Roast Lamb

Just set the pan on the stove, mix in flour, then the pan juices and water Cook until it becomes a gravy consistency, then strain. I doubt you’ll need extra salt but add a good grind of pepper if you’re so inclined.

A great gravy comes down to the flavour in the pan juices and this one knocks it out of the park!

I promised this was easy, and I meant it. It’s forgiving because if the meat’s not tender enough, you can just stick it back in the oven until it is – and you can cook for even an hour beyond necessary and it’s still going to be juicy.

If the gravy gets too thick, no dramas, just add a splash of water. If the gravy is lumpy, no worries, because in this recipe, it’s strained.

In short – it’s pretty hard to stuff up. If you’re a roast lamb first-timer, just give yourself a couple of extra hours because this lamb reheats great in the microwave or oven, as does the gravy.

Sunday night roast is never going to be the same again!

Budget Friendly Lamb Roast Recipe