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Are you looking for a roast lamb recipe? You’ve come to the right place! The ideas in our collection range from quick mini lamb roasts to longer slow-cooked lamb recipes where the meat ends up so tender it falls from the bone.
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Whether you’re looking for a roast lamb recipe for Easter, a weekend roast that the family will love, or a quick weeknight dinner, you’ll find plenty of roast lamb recipes below.
The basics of cooking a lamb roast
While each of these recipes has specific instructions for cooking the lamb, there are a few key principles for achieving a good roast every time. Here are some tips and tricks to keep in mind from our Test Kitchen experts, The Weekly‘s Food Director Fran Abdallaoui, and Pamela Clark.
Seal your roast before cooking. This is especially important for small or lean roasts.
Invest in the right kitchen tools. You’ll need a heavy, flameproof baking dish, and a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of your lamb roast.
Cover the meat if slow cooking. This helps the roast to maintain moisture. Follow the specific instructions in your chosen recipe, as you often only cover for half the roasting time.
Rest the roast lamb after cooking. This allows the juices to settle, and gives the most tender result.
For more advice on achieving the perfect roast – including roast chicken, beef and pork – read this article.
Then you’ll need some accompaniments for your roast. See our recipe collection of side dishes for Easter lunch. There are recipes for salads, potato bakes and roasted vegetables.
For dessert, choose something from our Easter baking ideas list. There’s an Easter celebration cake – chocolate of course. Plus, hot cross buns, homemade chocolate freckles, rocky road, Italian Easter biscuits, meringue nests and more.
Jazz up dinner time with these delicious lamb racks. They are rolled in a delicious seed and spice mix, and served with juicy roasted carrots for the ultimate family meal.
This family-sized roast lamb needs several hours in the oven to become tender and juicy. But that just means more free time for you to spend outside the kitchen with your loved ones.
Slow roasted to tender perfection, this gorgeous lamb shoulder dish is the ultimate comfort food for a hungry family. Served with crisp baked potatoes, it’s a dinner dish the whole family will love.
With tender, falling-off-the bone lamb shoulder, mouth-watering garlic potatoes and a fresh tomato salad, this recipe is a delicious, never-fail Sunday roast that’s perfect for feeding the whole family.
Give your usual roast lamb dinner an extra protein kick with a side of broad bean mash. Finish off with a generous helping of mint sauce, and a glass of your favourite red.
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Add this greek spring to a leg of lamb by injecting aromatic herbs then slow cooking to perfection. Serve it as the hero of your next main dish or as a twist on the traditional Sunday family roast.
Tender lamb stuffed with spicy, harissa couscous makes a great centrepiece for a dinner party. Serve with a cooling, yoghurt based dressing on the side.
Rosemary, lemon and bacon stuffing combine to give this roast lamb a powerful flavour and texture boost. Roasted vegetables complete this Sunday night favourite.
Create this Australian favourite this weekend with this beautiful roast lamb. Served with a fragrant grilled tomato salad and steamed greens for a tasty Sunday dinner.
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