Oven Roasted Lamb

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Prep30 min
Cook180 min
Total210 min

A whole lamb roasted in a large oven over a bed of potatoes, with fragrant herbs and spices – the essential Easter feast.

Ingredients

Serves:8
  • 1 whole lamb (5–6 kg)
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 4 sprigs rosemary
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 lemons
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 kg potatoes

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence
245kcal · per serving
7.9g
Protein
30.3g
Carbs
11.1g
Fat

Recipe total: 1963 kcal · P 63g · C 242.8g · F 89g

Estimated from 9 of 9 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

Steps

  1. 1
    Clean the lamb, make small cuts all over it with a knife and push slivers of garlic and small sprigs of rosemary into them.
  2. 2
    Rub the lamb with the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper and oregano.
  3. 3
    Arrange sliced potatoes over the bottom of the roasting tin and lay the lamb on top.
  4. 4
    Cover with foil and roast at 180°C for 2½–3 hours.
  5. 5
    Remove the foil, raise the oven to 200°C and roast for 30 minutes more for a crisp skin.
  6. 6
    Leave to rest for 20 minutes, then carve and serve.
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Questions and answers

How long does Oven Roasted Lamb take to make?

About 210 minutes: 30 min prep and 180 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Oven Roasted Lamb?

9 ingredients: whole lamb, garlic, rosemary, olive oil, lemons, salt, black pepper, dried oregano, potatoes.

How many servings does this Oven Roasted Lamb recipe make?

8 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Oven Roasted Lamb?

About 245 kcal, with 7.9 g protein, 30.3 g carbohydrate and 11.1 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

What cuisine is Oven Roasted Lamb?

Oven Roasted Lamb comes from Bulgarian cuisine.

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