Slow cooked leg-of-lamb with harissa
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Recipe review
Harissa and lamb - heavenly
5/5 Great recipe Rosemary. Thanks, we have this very often. Jerry, aka Chef (talk)
Slow cooked leg-of-lamb with harissa | |
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Served in a homemade pitta bread with a salad | |
Servings: | Serves 6 |
Calories per serving: | 808 |
Ready in: | 6 hours |
Prep. time: | 3 hours |
Cook time: | 3 hours |
Difficulty: | |
Recipe author: | JuliaBalbilla |
First published: | 19th August 2013 |
This is a version of Barbecued Harissa lamb for slow cooking. It produces a far superior result to barbecuing, but does take a little longer.
Made with a defrosted frozen half-leg of lamb, this lasted 2 people for 2 days - I used the same marinade ingredients as for 6 people, but with slightly less harissa paste.
Ingredients
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- 1 tablespoon of coriander seeds
- 1 tablespoon of cumin seeds
- 3 tablespoons of Belazu Rose Harissa - I used 2 tablespoons of homemade Orange biter (hot chili sauce)
- juice of 1 lemon
- Belazu extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1.6kg leg of lamb, boned and butterflied (ask your butcher to do this for you)
- I used a frozen half-leg of lamb and butterflied it myself. It was a bit of a fiddle but it worked out fine in the end!
Mise en place
- Preheat the oven to its highest setting; 250° C
Method
- Put the seeds in a pestle and mortar and crush slightly.
- Mix the Harissa, lemon, 2 tablespoons olive oil, garlic and spices together, smear over the lamb
- marinate for at least three hours.
- Place on an uncovered grill-tray at the top of the oven on its highest setting.
- Cook for 15 minutes
- Reduce the heat to 180°C [350°F - Gas 4], place the meat in an oven tray and cover with tin-foil
- Cook for 2 hours 30 minutes - check now and then to ensure it is not drying out - reduce the heat if it is.
- Allow to rest for 10 minutes before carving.
(Olive magazine)
Serving suggestion
Serve in homemade pitta breads with a selection of chopped salad vegetables.
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