With rosemary and garlic infusing the lamb and accompanied with a parsnip puree and homemade gravy, this roast lamb shoulder recipe is a favourite at The Tides.
Roast Lamb Shoulder:
1x lamb shoulder
1 tablespoon crushed garlic
2 sprigs of rosemary
Salt and pepper
Olive oil
Water
Preheat oven to 230 degrees celsius. Rub lamb with garlic, rosemary, salt, pepper and olive oil. Place lamb in roasting tray and pour in 1 cup of water. Roast for 30 minutes at 230 degrees celsius. Turn oven down to 140 degrees celsius and roast for a further 2½ hours (top up with water if looking too dry).
Crispy Potatoes:
3x potatoes
Squeeze of fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons crushed garlic
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
Slice potatoes into thick rounds. Put into a pot with cold water and bring to the boil. Cook for 5 minutes then drain water. Toss with olive oil, lemon juice and garlic. Season with salt and pepper then roast in oven at 200 degrees celsius for 20 minutes.
Parsnip Puree:
2x parsnips – diced
100g butter
Splash of olive oil
1 ½ cups cream
1 cup vegetable stock
Salt and pepper
In a pot melt butter with a splash of oil to prevent burning. Once butter is sizzling, place in your parsnips and season with salt and pepper. Cook out parsnips in the butter stirring constantly until parsnips are soft and starting to fall apart. Add cream and vegetable stock and bring to a simmer. Cook until cream is slightly reduced and parsnips are fully soft. Blend until smooth.
Gravy:
In a pot place 100g butter and juices from the bottom of the lamb dish. Bring to a slight simmer and whisk in flour until you have formed a paste. Once you have a paste consistency, whisk in beef or liquid stock slowly until the paste is back to a liquid, keeping on the heat the whole time. As the liquid gets hotter it will thicken up again so add more stock as desired. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook out, stirring constantly until you no longer taste flour.
Serve lamb shoulder and all ingredients with blanched seasonal green vegetables, and a side of mint jelly!
