Easter Roast Lamb with Potatoes
- 2,2kg leg of lamb (still on the bone)
- 3 Onions, peeled and wedged
- Olive oil, to rub
- 6 – 8 Garlic cloves, sliced
- Handful fresh rosemary sprigs
- 250ml Beef Stock
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 250ml White wine
- 2kg Potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
- 290g NESTLÉ Dessert and Cooking Cream
- 5ml Mustard powder
- Melted butter, to brush
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
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Preheat the oven to 170 Degrees Celsius . Rub the meat with olive oil and using a sharp knife, make small incisions in the lamb and place pieces of garlic and rosemary sprigs into the incisions. Season with salt and black pepper
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Arrange the onions in a roasting tray and place the meat on top. Pour in the beef stock and wine and cover the tray with foil.
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Roast in the preheated oven for 3 hours 30 minutes until tender
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While the meat roasts, prepare the potatoes by rubbing a large roasting/casserole dish with butter.
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Arrange the thinly sliced potatoes in the dish. Combine the dessert and cooking cream with the mustard powder and pour over the potatoes. Brush the tops of the potatoes generously with butter. Season to taste
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Roast in the oven alongside the lamb for about 1 hour 30 minutes until the tops of the potatoes are golden brown and the potatoes are tender.
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Once the lamb is tender, remove the foil from the dish and turn the oven up to 200 Degrees Celsius. Roast for a further 30 minutes until browned