{"id":937,"date":"2010-10-04T10:10:44","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T09:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/?p=937"},"modified":"2014-08-07T15:33:59","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T14:33:59","slug":"slow-roasted-lamb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/937\/slow-roasted-lamb\/","title":{"rendered":"James Whelan Butchers: Slow-Roasted Lamb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-939\" title=\"Slow-roast Lamb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/slow-roast1.jpg\" alt=\"Slow-roast Lamb\" width=\"225\" height=\"169\" \/>This recipe comes from Pat Whelan&#8217;s book, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/about-us\/order-online-an-irish-butcher-shop\/\">An Irish Butcher Shop<\/a><\/em> and has been quoted by Katy McGuinness in the Tribune Magazine as being great value for money, working out at less than \u20ac7.00 per portion.\u00a0Cooking marinated meat for 6 hours may seem excessive, but the melt-in-the- mouth shredded meat that results makes it all worth while.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Slow-Roasted-Lamb.pdf\"><strong>Slow-Roasted Lamb &#8211; Printer Friendly Download<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1.5 kg\/3 lb <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jameswhelanbutchers.com\/proddetail.php?prod=6202\">leg\/shoulder of lamb<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2 cloves of garlic, peeled\u00a0and crushed<\/li>\n<li>finely grated zest of 1 lemon<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons ground\u00a0coriander<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>salt and freshly ground\u00a0black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Serves 6<\/p>\n<h2>To Cook<\/h2>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 150\u00b0C\/300\u00b0F\/gas mark 2.<\/p>\n<p>Remove the lamb from the fridge and wipe it with a paper towel. Combine all the other ingredients to make a paste and rub it over the lamb. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours but preferably overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Put the lamb in a roasting pan, add 1 cup of water and cover with aluminium foil. Place in the oven and cook for 3 hours. Reduce the temperature to 120\u00b0C\/250\u00b0F\/gas mark 1 and cook for a further 3 hours. When cooked, let the meat stand for at least 10 minutes. Shred the meat with a fork.<\/p>\n<p>Serve on a bed of mashed potato.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you enjoyed reading this post by Pat Whelan of James Whelan Butchers. 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