Slow-roast lamb with cinnamon, fennel & citrus
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Measure |
| Lamb Leg | 1 |
| Lemon | Zest and juice of 1 |
| Olive Oil | 4 tablespoons |
| Clear Honey | 2 tablespoons |
| Cinnamon | 1 tablespoon |
| Fennel Seeds | 1 tablespoon |
| Ground Cumin | 1 tablespoon |
| Garlic | 3 Cloves Crushed |
Instruction
- step 1
Put the lamb into a large food bag with all the juice and marinate overnight
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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
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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
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step 4
Roast for 4 hrs, until very tender
- Rest, still wrapped, for 30 mins
- Unwrap and serve with juices