Slow Cooked Peri Peri Lamb
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Author:
Cherie Metcalfe
Boy oh boy did I get roasted for my leg of lamb looking burnt last Christmas! So here’s an EASY alternative that ya really can’t get wrong. Slow cooking in summer isn’t usually the vibe but if you can chuck this on the night before, you have a perfectly cooked tender lamb ready to go, which will leave your oven free for a ham or turkey. Life hack!
Ingredients
- Oil for cooking
- 1 boneless lamb shoulder or leg
- 1 heaped teaspoon Man Grind Salt Flakes
- 2 teaspoons Cheeky Peri Peri seasoning
- 5–6 cloves garlic
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 litre lamb or beef stock
- Fresh oregano leaves (if you have some in the garden)
- 1 lemon, halved
Lemon & Garlic Sauce
- ½ cup thick natural Greek yoghurt
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 2 cloves garlic, very finely chopped or grated
- Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
- Pinch of Man Grind Salt Flakes
To garnish
- Torn fresh parsley, oregano and mint
- Orange zest
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 160ºC regular bake.
Heat a small drizzle of oil in a large cast iron casserole dish.
Add the lamb and brown all over.
Sprinkle with the Man Grind and Cheeky Peri Peri.
Add the garlic, onion, stock, fresh oregano and lemon halves.
Cover the dish and bake for 3½ hours (depending on the size of the lamb you may need slightly longer).
Meanwhile, for the lemon and garlic sauce, mix all the ingredients together until smooth and set aside to infuse.
Remove the lamb from the oven — it should be super tender and about to fall apart.
Leave to rest (you can do this all the day before Christmas and just reheat her gently in the broth just before serving).
Carefully lift the lamb out using 2 large forks, and into a serving dish. I use the forks to break it up a little, not shred it just breaking it into chunks.
Drizzle any meat juices from the casserole dish over top, and serve with the sauce, either on the side or drizzled all over top.
I like to garnish with loads of torn fresh parsley, oregano and mint — even a few pomegranate arils to really bring that special Christmas feel.
