🥘 Roasted Lamb with Vegetables

Description

🧄 Tender, slow-roasted lamb with golden potatoes, carrots, and onion — infused with garlic, herbs, and olive oil. A full meal in one pan, rich in aroma and tradition.

Ingredients

• 🍖 1–1.2kg lamb (shoulder or leg, cut into chunks or whole)
• 🧄 4 garlic cloves, sliced
• 🥕 2 carrots, cut into thick rounds
• 🥔 5 medium potatoes, quartered
• 🧅 1–2 onions, sliced
• 🫒 50ml olive oil
• 🍋 Juice of ½ lemon
• 🌿 1 tsp dried rosemary or thyme
• 🧂 Salt and pepper, to taste
• 💧 200ml water or light broth

Preparation

1. 1. 🔥 Preheat oven to 200°C (390°F).
2. 2. 🧄 Make small incisions in lamb and insert garlic slices.
3. 3. 🥣 In a large bowl, toss vegetables with olive oil, salt, pepper, and herbs.
4. 4. 🛢️ Place lamb in a deep baking dish, arrange vegetables around it.
5. 5. 💧 Pour water or broth in, cover with foil.
6. 6. 🔥 Roast covered for 1.5 hours. Remove foil, roast 30 more minutes until golden.
7. 7. 🍋 Squeeze lemon juice over before serving.

Total Time

✍️ Prep: 20 minutes

🔥 Cook: 2 hours

✅ Total: ~2 hours 20 minutes

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