Semolina roast potatoes with garlic & thyme
Try this easy side dish for Sunday lunch - toss in semolina flour and roast with garlic and thyme until perfectly crisp and golden
Roast lamb shoulder with bay leaves and juniper
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 6
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- 1 ½kg lamb shoulderboned by the butcher (not rolled and tied)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves
- 6 bay leaves
- 5 juniper berries
- 150ml red wine vinegar
- 250ml white wine
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal440
- fat24g
- saturates10g
- carbs2g
- sugars1g
- fibre0g
- protein47g
- salt0.4g
Method
step 1
Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Trim any excess fat from the lamb shoulder. Heat a large flameproof casserole dish and add the oil. Add the lamb shoulder and fry over a high heat to brown it on all sides. Remove from dish and pour off any excess fat.
step 2
Add the garlic cloves, bay leaves, juniper berries, red wine vinegar and white wine to the dish and set the shoulder on top. Cover tightly with a lid or foil and place in the oven to cook for 1 hr 30 mins, occasionally basting the lamb with the juices until the meat is tender. Remove the lid and cook the lamb uncovered for the final 10 mins, to reduce the cooking juices a little.
step 3
Remove the lamb from the oven, place on a board, cover and leave to rest for 15 mins. If the juices are not reduced in the dish, boil on a high heat until thickened. Season to taste. Serve the shoulder of lamb in slices with its cooking juices, and with the bay leaves, garlic and juniper berries on top.
