Preparation
Peel and thinly slice the potatoes. Thinly slice the onions. Peel and halve the garlic cloves.
Method
- 1 Preheat the oven to 160°C.
- 2 Place the potatoes, onions, and thyme in a bowl, and season with salt and pepper.
- 3 Toss gently to combine.
- 4 Using a sharp knife, pierce the lamb shoulder all over with small, deep incisions, and place a piece of garlic or rosemary in each hole.
- 5 Layer the potatoes in your roasting tray (don’t worry about doing this too neatly; rough layering is fine).
- 6 Place the lamb should on top of the potatoes (skin side up, and centred).
- 7 Pour over the stock, so the potatoes are submerged.
- 8 Cover the tray with aluminium foil, and place in the oven.
- 9 Roast the lamb covered for 2 hours, then remove from the oven.
- 10 Dispose of the aluminium foil – then, using the back of a spoon, gently press down on the potatoes so the surface flattens a bit (and the stock/juices rise).
- 11 Return the tray to the oven, and roast for 1 further hour – or until the lamb is tender and cooked through.
- 12 Remove the tray from the oven, and lift the lamb shoulder out onto a chopping board.
- 13 Leave the lamb to rest on the chopping board for 30 mins.
- 14 Meanwhile, turn the oven temperature up to 180C.
- 15 While the lamb is resting, return the potatoes to the oven and cook on the higher heat for 15-20 mins.
- 16 Remove the tray from the oven, and leave to cool for 5-10 mins.
- 17 Place the rested lamb back on top of the potatoes, and serve altogether.
8 Reviews
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Ych
Perfect and so easy for a lovely family meal
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Val
Disappointing and no wow factor
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Gayns
Me and my husband love this fish. Simple to make and very tasty. Only criticism is, it's not clear if the oven temp is standard or fan oven temp?
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Samantha 20man
Very tasty meal. I have a fan oven and cooked the lamb for half an hour less than suggested which was perfect. I'll definitely be trying this again!
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Zsuzsa
Very tasty:)! Worth the time investment!
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Nicslittlesister
Really enjoyed this and found it easy to prepare, reminded me of Kleftiko
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Tracey
Very tasty and easy to do. Lamb need a lot less time than stated. Will make again
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PeaBee
Very tasty. Easy recipe. I found less time needed to cook.
- Average per serving
- Calories 677.0kCal
- Fat24.0g
- Saturated11.1g
- Salt3.53g
- Carbohydrates68.7
- Sugar11.9g
- Protein49.7g
- Fibre9.7g