Slow-roast lamb with cinnamon, fennel & citrus

Slow-roast lamb with cinnamon, fennel & citrus

Area: Turkish

Category: Lamb

Ingredients

IngredientsMeasure
Lamb Leg1
LemonZest and juice of 1
Olive Oil4 tablespoons
Clear Honey2 tablespoons
Cinnamon1 tablespoon
Fennel Seeds1 tablespoon
Ground Cumin1 tablespoon
Garlic3 Cloves Crushed

Instruction

  • step 1 Put the lamb into a large food bag with all the juice and marinate overnight
  • step 2 The next day, take the lamb out of the fridge 1 hr before you want to cook it
  • Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7
  • Take the lamb out of the marinade (reserve remaining marinade) and pat dry
  • Rub with half the oil and roast for 15-20 mins until browned
  • Remove lamb and reduce oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3
  • step 3 Mix the zests, remaining oil, honey, spices and garlic with plenty of seasoning
  • Lay a large sheet of baking parchment on a large sheet of foil
  • Sit the lamb leg on top, rub all over with the paste and pull up the sides of the foil
  • Drizzle marinade into base, and scrunch foil to seal
  • step 4 Roast for 4 hrs, until very tender
  • Rest, still wrapped, for 30 mins
  • Unwrap and serve with juices