Nothing says Christmas Lunch like roast lamb and Jamie Oliver’s stuffed leg of lamb is what we call real festive food.
Stuffing a leg of lamb is pure genius. The flavours of the fresh herbs and garlic permeates through the meat and the ciabatta keeps it all moist and tender. We had never made our own stuffing before and we were amazed at how easy it actually is. We felt like such experts!
But the stand out taste sensation of this dish has to be the gravy. We are both self-confessed Gravox users so admittedly, we were apprehensive when following the directions. How can all that stuff become gravy?? People, all that stuff doesn’t just become gravy. It turns into the tastiest, most delicious gravy you will ever make. This sauce really packs a punch!
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- 2 kg Australian Lamb Leg Roast
- 1 whole garlic bulb
- 1/2 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1/2 bunch fresh rosemary
- 4 anchovy fillets [optional – we have some allergies in the family so left these out. STILL delicious though!]
- 100g ciabatta
- 1 large handful of pine nuts
- 1 large handful of green olives
- 1 lemon
- sea salt
- ground black pepper
- olive oil
- 2 onions
- 2 carrots
- 2 sticks of celery
- 1 glass of red wine
- 1 heaped tbs of plain flour
- 1 litre chicken stock
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Preheat the oven to 200°C.
TIP: We recommend doing Step 6 FIRST. It will streamline the process and you’ll only have to use one chopping board!
1. Turn the leg of lamb upside down on a chopping board and very gently cut halfway down into the leg along the bone so the meat opens out, creating a pocket. [TIP: Ok, so we’re not sure if we actually did this properly or not! The opening looked less like a pocket and more like a gash but the result was fabulous nonetheless]
2. Make the stuffing by peeling a couple of garlic cloves and popping them into a food processor. Pick the parsley leaves, then pick the rosemary leaves, leaving a few sprigs whole. Add the herb leaves to the processor along with the anchovies [optional] and whiz together. [CONFESSION: I don’t actually own a food processor! So we used the bowl and blade attachment of my very versatile stick blender and that worked perfectly]
3. Scrape the mixture into a bowl, then tear the ciabatta into the processor. Add the pine nuts, then pulse a few times – you want it to be quite coarse – then tip into the bowl of herbs.
4. Destone and roughly chop the olives, then add to the bowl with the zest of the lemon. Season with salt and pepper, then get your hands in the bowl and scrunch everything together – if it looks too dry, add a squeeze of lemon juice.
5. Pack the stuffing into the pocket you’ve made in the lamb, then wrap the meat back over and tie tightly with string to secure, pushing the remaining unpeeled rosemary sprigs underneath the string. Drizzle over a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper, then rub it all over the lamb.
6. Peel and roughly chop the onions and carrots, then trim and roughly chop the celery. Add the chopped veg to a roasting tray with the remaining unpeeled garlic cloves, then lay your lamb on top.
7. Roast for around 1 1/2 hours, or until the meat is beautifully tender.
TIP: we cooked ours for about 2 hours and the meat was tender and juicy] Transfer the lamb to a board or platter to rest while you make the gravy.
8. Spoon off most of the fat from your tray, then place over a low heat on the stove. Add the flour and mash everything together with a potato masher.
9. Pour in a glass of red wine and bring to the boil to cook off the alcohol. Pour in the stock and bring back to the boil, scraping all the sticky goodness from the bottom of the tray as you go. Reduce the heat and simmer for around 10 minutes, or until thickened and reduced.
10. Sieve the gravy into a jug using a ladle to really push all the goodness through, discarding any veg or meat left behind. At this point, the lamb will be just perfect. Dish it up and tuck in!
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Simple Accompaniments are best as Roast Lamb already has Jamie’s magical mix of flavours, so: Roast Potatoes, Butternut Pumpkin, Cauliflower in Home -Made White Sauce, Mint Peas, Pan Juice Gravy and Home Made Mint Sauce on Table
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Fresh corn on the cob,.honey carrots,baked pumpkin(smear with vegemite before cooking,it tastes amazing!)baked potatoes covered in breadcrumbs,and gravy made with pan dripping 🙂
Crispy Duck Fat Potatoes!
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Broccoli, cauliflower and pumpkin baked with cheese.
Baked Potato, Pumpkin, Parsnip, Carrot. Boiled Peas, Broccoli, and Sauté Mushrooms and Fried Capsicum.
Roasted beetroot, sweet potato, and grilled asparagus.
would love Jamie Oliver with my lamb what a great fun dinner just chatting picking at lamb and a cool white sparkly
Would have roasted onions carrots potatoes & sweet potatoes with peas and broccoli!!!!
Mashed potato and gravy
Califlower cheese, with the some baby butter garlic spuds on side! Lets not forget a good glass of wine. It all intwines with flavor burst. YUMOOO
I love the way fresh tomatoes, with bocconcini, basil and a splash of sticky balsamic goes with lamb. I would also roast some baby potatoes, skin on, with rosemary, Murray river sea salt and garlic cloves. Of course there would also be some crusty bread to soak up any juices all shared together with family and friends.
Rosemary potatoes and minted peas
I would have roasted root vegies with tyme & rosemary, a rich pan made red wine gravy, zucchini, beans, baby squash sauted in tyme infused olive oil.
Crispy Roasted Potatoes, Cauliflower and Broccoli in a creamy cheese sauce sprinkled with bread crumbs and melted grated cheese. Also some mushy peas and boiled carrots.
Smashed roast potatoes scattered with fresh thyme, Roasted sweet potatoes and butternut pumpkin, roast zucchini, and green beans cooked with garlic and olive oil, plus my homemade mint sauce on the side!
Nothing – we are vegetarian!!!
Rosemary potatoes
A lot of lies about my own secret recipe.
what do you add to lamb, why more lamb of course!!
crunchy roast potatoes roast carrots,pumpkin and cauliflower with cheese sauce and dont forget mint sauce
Roast cauliflower, parsnip, and garlic – my favourite!
Whatever delights the home veggie garden offers…rosemary roasted potatoes, honey glazed baby carrots and surely some “greens” could be harvested too…or obtained from the fabulous local farmer’s market.
Potatoes, like everyone else who has commented. 😉
roast veges like potatoes, pumpkin, carrots and sweet potatoes
I would serve Rosemary roast potatoes, roast carrots and pumpkin, fried cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower cheese, and never without Yorkshire puddings with gravy.
Creamy garlic mash and wilted greens.
Smashed potatos with sour cream and chives beans honey glazed carrots and roasted pumpkin with a lovely pan juice gravy
Orange glazed carrots, smoked chilli scalloped sweet potatoes, peas with spring onion and bacon and some luscious gravy!
Roasted vegetables – potatos, carrots, pumpkin and steamed broccoli and corn !
Garlic and Rosemary Roast Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes, Peas and the all
important Mint Sauce which takes lamb to a whole new level of delicious!
Most important with any roast lamb is mint sauce! Then I’d do roast pumpkin and cauliflower and Broccoli au gratin.
Rosemary and Shiraz Gravy, pumpkin, potato, carrot, sweet potato and steamed broccoli. All fairly plain, I don’t like to take away from the taste of the lamb!
Minted peas & luscious leeks & Oliver style onions with a Yorkshire pudding.
roast vegies. yummy
Seasoned vegetables including maple roast potatoes
Roast Potato, pumpkin, carrots and fresh steamed green beans. I would also serve home made mint sauce with the roast.
Being that the hot weather is upon us, a quinoa salad including, baby roasted beetroot and pumpkin, fetta, walnuts, tossed through with honey, mustard parsley and thyme.
Quinoa, pomegranate, fetta and herb salad mmm
Roast potatoes
Mint jelly of course!
Mint Jelly
I would have home made Mint sauce, Potatoes which have been boiled until just soft, put on paper towel, scrape the top and put into a baking dish with canola oil, making sure to brush a bit of oil on the potato. Peas, Corn on the Cob. Parsnip, Turnip, Pumpkin. Then use the juices from the meat pan to make a home made gravy with flour etc. Now THAT IS a meal – Roast Lamb and Crisp Vegetables. xxx dee
potato, pumpkin, carrot and corn….the usual stuff
Crunchy roast potatos, honey carrots, gravy, green beans, corn on the cob and soft bread rolls with butter