Ingredients
- 1 x 750g lamb breast
- 30 g x unsalted butter
- 3 x sprigs thyme
- 2 sprigs of rosemary
- 2 x onions large dice
- 2 x sticks celery diced (optional)
- 6 x cloves of garlic peeled
- 1 x lemon quartered
- 250 ml white wine
- 200 ml lamb or light chicken stock
- Sea salt to taste
Introduction
Our rolled Lamb breast makes for a superb slow-cook, promising deliciously rich and tender meat from its amble marbling, in this simple one-pot recipe.Method
- Pre heat your oven to 200ºc temperature fan assisted or 215ºc without a fan
- Season the joint just prior to roasting
- Choose a large, heavy based roasting tray, ideally with deep sides and handles for easy movement
- Season with good quality sea salt
- Place the joint skin side up onto the vegetables, garlic & lemon which should line the base of the tray
- Place in centre of oven and roast for 20 minutes until golden brown
- Next add half a bottle of wine and the same of water to the tray and pot roast by covering with tin foil and cooking o 140 oc for 2 to 3 hours nice and slow, ensure the meat pulls away easily when pierced with a fork
- Remove from oven and pop the meat onto a clean tray and keep warm by covering with a sheet of tin foil
- Pass the juices & reduce to a rich glaze before pouring back over the lamb ready to serve