What a wet old day it is in Wallsend Town today! I don’t know about you, but in weather like this I crave my mum’s Roast Lamb with crunchy golden roast potatoes, yummy carrots & peas and LOTS of gravy!
Kevin and the guys at Farnhams Butchery on the corner of Nelson Street and Kemp streets in Wallsend have just the ticket – Kevin has sourced grass fed lamb from Cowra that is both succulent and delicious. Lamb has such sweet and delicate flavours, and when roasted with garlic and rosemary – well let’s just say “OH YEAH!”. From $18, the hormone-free legs of lamb at Farnhams are also an economical dinner for my family, and I am already looking forward to leftovers smooshed onto fresh bread for lunch tomorrow!
Farnham’s Farm Fresh Butcher:
150 Nelson Street Wallsend NSW 2287
(02) 4955 8747
Here is my favorite recipe for mouth-watering, sweet and juicy Roast Lamb:
Method
Preheat the oven to 200C.
Cut slits approx 1cm deep in the skin of the lamb randomly.
Push garlic and rosemary sprigs into these slits.
Smother in lots of olive oil and salt and pepper.
Put all your favorite veges into the baking dish with the lamb and season well.
Put into a hot oven for 60 minutes.
Check the vegetables and take out if cooked. Cover with foil.
Turn temperature down to 180C and turn leg of lamb over and return to oven for another 30 minutes.
Take out of oven and leave to rest covered with foil for 30 minutes before carving.
Gravy
Pour as much of the fat off as you can while retaining the juices on the bottom of the tray. Heat the pan and then add about 2 tablespoons of flour. Stir on medium heat till the flour and the pan drippings combine and colour. Continue to cook adding stock or water as necessary to get the thickness of gravy you like.
Put vegetables back into the oven to bring back to temperature for 5 minutes. Just before you serve up, tip the juices from the resting meat into the gravy and bring back to the boil. Check for seasoning.
Serve the meat with the hot vegetables and hot gravy. ♥
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