🥘 Roasted Lamb with Vegetables

By RichardObradovic | Balkan | May 12, 2025

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. 🔥 Preheat oven to 200°C (390°F).

2. 🧄 Make small incisions in lamb and insert garlic slices.

3. 🥣 In a large bowl, toss vegetables with olive oil, salt, pepper, and herbs.

4. 🛢️ Place lamb in a deep baking dish, arrange vegetables around it.

5. 💧 Pour water or broth in, cover with foil.

6. 🔥 Roast covered for 1.5 hours. Remove foil, roast 30 more minutes until golden.

7. 🍋 Squeeze lemon juice over before serving.

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