Description
Mediterranean slow-roasted jamie oliver 5 hour lamb infuses tender meat with robust white wine flavors. Succulent lamb emerges from low-temperature cooking, promising a rich dining experience you won’t forget.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6.5 lb (2.95 kg) lamb shoulder, bone-in
- 5 merguez sausages (8 oz / 226 g)
- 1 cup white wine
- 2 small fennel bulbs
- 2 red onions
- 1 garlic bulb
- 8 oz (226 g) sourdough bread
- 1 bunch sage (0.75 oz / 21 g)
- 2 tbsps all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp blackberry or black currant jam
Instructions
- Flavor Foundation: In a roasting pan, sizzle sausage meat with sage, fennel, and onions over medium-high heat. Caramelize vegetables until golden and fragrant, then deglaze with wine, allowing liquid to concentrate flavors. Mix in bread chunks and season with salt and pepper. Cool stuffing completely.
- Lamb Preparation: Lay lamb flat, spread cooled stuffing evenly across surface. Roll meat into a tight cylinder, securing with kitchen twine at regular intervals. Position rolled lamb in roasting pan with lamb bones and whole garlic bulb. Refrigerate overnight to enhance flavor profile.
- Roasting Technique: Initiate oven at 475°F, immediately reducing to 300°F when inserting lamb. Roast for 4 hours, diligently basting with pan juices every hour to maintain moisture and intensify taste. After roasting, tent lamb with foil and rest for one hour, allowing internal juices to redistribute and ensure maximum tenderness.
- Gravy Crafting: Skim excess fat from roasting pan. Activate stovetop, whisk flour and jam into pan drippings. Gradually incorporate water, simmering until sauce reaches desired consistency. Strain gravy and adjust seasoning. Drizzle accumulated resting juices into sauce for enhanced depth.
- Serving Presentation: Remove kitchen twine from lamb. Slice roast carefully and plate with vibrant green sauce, showcasing the succulent, herb-infused meat.
Notes
- Overnight Marination Magic: Letting the lamb rest in the refrigerator allows flavors to deeply penetrate the meat, creating an incredibly rich and complex taste profile.
- Precise Temperature Control: Start at high heat, then immediately drop to low, ensuring a crisp exterior while maintaining tender, succulent interior meat.
- Basting Brilliance: Hourly basting prevents dryness and builds an incredible flavor layer, transforming an ordinary roast into a restaurant-quality dish.
- Resting Ritual: The crucial one-hour resting period redistributes internal juices, guaranteeing maximum tenderness and preventing dry, tough meat when slicing.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: UK
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 670
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 550 mg
- Fat: 43 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 24 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 48 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 40 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg