Roast Lamb

By Ellie

6 Person

105 Minutes

0 Calories

Christmas is one of the most anticipated holiday traditions! there are some Christmas recipes, like this one! Roasting lamb is just as easy, if not easier, than roasting a chicken. Seriously, all you need to do is rub lamb shoulder with a mixture of fresh herbs, garlic, and olive oil and throw it in the oven for an hour or so. Bonus points if you roast the meat on top of a bed of potatoes.

Ingredients

2 lb. baby potatoes, halved if large
Freshly ground black pepper
Kosher salt
3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves
1 tbsp. freshly chopped rosemary
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 (2-lb.) boneless lamb shoulder roast, tied with butcher's twine

Method

01

Preheat oven to 450℉ and place oven rack in lower third of oven. In a small bowl, mix together garlic, rosemary, thyme, and 1 tablespoon oil and season generously with salt and pepper. Rub all over lamb.
02

In a 9"-x-13" baking dish, toss potatoes with remaining oil and season with more salt and pepper. Place lamb on top of potatoes and roast until internal temperature reaches 145º, about 1 hour.
03

Let rest 15 minutes, remove twine, then slice roast and serve.

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Roast Lamb

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( By Ellie )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 6 servings
Prep Time 15 Mins
Cook Time 90 Mins
Total Time 105 Mins

02 Ingredients

2 lb. baby potatoes, halved if large

Freshly ground black pepper

Kosher salt

3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided

2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves

1 tbsp. freshly chopped rosemary

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 (2-lb.) boneless lamb shoulder roast, tied with butcher's twine

03 Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450℉ and place oven rack in lower third of oven. In a small bowl, mix together garlic, rosemary, thyme, and 1 tablespoon oil and season generously with salt and pepper. Rub all over lamb.

Step 2

In a 9"-x-13" baking dish, toss potatoes with remaining oil and season with more salt and pepper. Place lamb on top of potatoes and roast until internal temperature reaches 145º, about 1 hour.

Step 3

Let rest 15 minutes, remove twine, then slice roast and serve.

04 Author