Roast Lamb Henry Recipes

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
• Crush the garlic and sea salt to a paste in a pestle and mortar. Add the oil, the chopped rosemary leaves and a good seasoning of pepper. Mix well.
• Spread a large sheet of foil over a roasting tin. Place the lamb on it and, with a skewer, stab the fleshy parts of the joint several times. Spread the rosemary mixture all over the upper surface of the lamb and tuck in the sprig of rosemary.
• Bring the edges of the foil up over the lamb, make a pleat in the top and scrunch in the ends. Ensure the parcel is loose to enable the air to circulate. Place the lamb in the oven and bake for 2 hours.
• At the end of 2 hours, open out the foil, baste the joint well with the juices and return it to the oven for a further 30 minutes to brown. This should result in meat that is very slightly pink. If you prefer, cook it for more or less time.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce by combining the redcurrant jelly and vinegar in a small saucepan. Whisk over gentle heat until the redcurrent jelly melts into the vinegar. Add the chopped mint and season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour into a jug and set aside until the lamb is ready to be served.
• Once the lamb is cooked, remove it from the oven, spoon off the fat and reserve the juices left in the tin to make gravy. Meanwhile, cover the lamb loosely with foil and allow it to rest for 20 minutes before carving.
• For the gravy, add the white wine to the reserved juices, stir and let it bubble until it has become syrupy. Season with salt and pepper to taste and pour into a warmed gravy boat.
• Serve lamb with gravy and offer Redcurrant and Mint sauce separately.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Rub the bottom of a large (16x10x2-inch) gratin dish with the split garlic clove. Arrange the potatoes in a single layer. Season with salt, pepper and some of the thyme and chopped garlic. Layer the sliced onions on top; repeat the seasonings. Layer the tomatoes on top and season with salt, pepper and remaining garlic and thyme. Drizzle the top with the wine and then the oil.
• 2. Trim the thicker portions of fat from the leg of lamb. Season the meat with salt and pepper. Place the lamb on a sturdy cake or oven rack directly on top of the gratin dish.
• 3. Roast, uncovered, for about 1 hour and 15 minutes for rare lamb. (For well-done, roast 30-40 minutes more.) Turn lamb every 15 minutes, basting with liquid from the dish underneath. Remove from the oven and let the lamb sit for 20 minutes before carving.
• 4. To serve, carve the lamb into thin slices and arrange on a serving platter, with the vegetable gratin alongside.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Use a small sharp knife to make about a dozen incisions, each about 2 inches deep, through the fat that covers the top of the meat. Using a mortar and pestle or a blender, blend 2/3 of the anchovies (or 2/3 of the mustard if using), the rosemary leaves and the garlic cloves into a chunky paste. Using your fingers, press paste deeply into incisions.
• Mix remaining anchovies (or mustard) and the butter into a paste. Smear this mixture all over the surface of the roast. Season liberally with black pepper. (Do not add salt; the anchovies are salty enough, and so is the mustard.) Place the lamb on a rack in a roasting pan, fat side up, and squeeze the lemon halves over. Pour the wine around the roast into the pan.
• Roast 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees and roast until internal temperature reaches 130 to 135 degrees (for medium-rare or medium meat), about another 60 to 90 minutes. Baste every 20 minutes or so with the wine and drippings in the pan, adding more wine as needed to keep the liquid from scorching. If possible, for the last 15 minutes of cooking, use convection or a broiler to crisp the fat on the roast.
• Remove pan from the oven, remove rack from the pan, and let the roast rest on the rack for at least 15 to 20 minutes in a warm place, tented with foil. The internal temperature will rise to about 140 to 145 degrees.
• To make sauce from the pan drippings, remove a few tablespoons of fat by tipping the pan and spooning off the top layer. Put the pan over medium heat until the liquid simmers. Taste the simmering liquid and whisk in more wine, 1/4 cup at a time, until the consistency and flavor are right. Do not let the mixture become syrupy; it should be a sharp jus, not a thick gravy.
• Carve lamb into 1/2-inch-thick slices and arrange on a heated platter, decorated with rosemary sprigs. Serve with piping hot gravy.