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Lamb Roast NZ
New Zealand
New Zealand's green grass produces the world's finest lamb. The Sunday roast is the heart of NZ family life.
New Zealand's signature roast — a leg of grass-fed New Zealand lamb roasted with garlic and rosemary, pink and juicy inside. The foundation of the Sunday roast.
Prep
15 mins
Cook
90 mins
Difficulty
Easy
Calories
425 kcal
Serves
6
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
2kgleg of New Zealand lamb
6 clovesgarlic, slivered
3 sprigsrosemary
3 tbspolive oil
salt and black peppergenerously
mint sauce and roasted vegetablesto serve
Method
1
Make incisions all over the lamb. Insert garlic and rosemary into each.
2
Rub with olive oil and season generously.
3
Roast at 200°C for 1.5 hours for pink meat. Rest 20 minutes.
4
Serve with mint sauce.
Chef's Tip
Rest the lamb for 20 minutes — cutting too early loses all the juices.
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