Slow Roasted Lamb with Crispy Potatoes, Onion and Creamy Gravy
A boneless leg of lamb, roasted to perfection with fresh rosemary until tender, delicious and full of flavor – cooked with only a few simple and healthy ingredients and served with caramelized onions, golden-brown potatoes and thick, creamy gravy (grain and dairy-free).
Ingredients (lamb):
-2 kg boneless leg of lamb
-2 large onions
-2 large sprigs of fresh rosemary
-3 tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar
-6 medium potatoes
-sea salt (to taste)
-cracked pepper (to taste)
-the juice from 1/2 a small lemon
Ingredients (gravy):
-2 heaped tablespoons almond flour
-2 heaped teaspoons coconut flour
-1 cup pure water
-cracked pepper (to taste)
-the brown meat stock that has cooked from the meat juices and the onion
Instructions (lamb):
-preheat the oven to 180 degree’s Celsius / 360 degree’s Fahrenheit
-place the lamb in a large roasting pot (a pot that has a lid) and season with sea salt and cracked pepper
-peel the onions and place whole into the pot
-peel and halve the potatoes and add to the pot
-mix the apple cider vinegar and the lemon juice together in a small bowl
-pour the mix over the lamb, onions and potatoes
-add the rosemary to the pot and cover with the lid
-place into the oven
-roast for 30 minutes and then flip over the lamb and toss the potatoes
-roast for another 40 minutes (a total of 70 minutes)
-after 70 minutes, remove the lid and roast for another 5 minutes without the lid
-remove the lamb from the pot and cut off the strings
-place the lamb, potatoes and onion onto a serving platter and garnish with fresh rosemary
-save the browned meat and gravy juice from the pot for the gravy
Instructions (gravy):
-mix the almond flour, coconut flour and water (mix out any lumps)
-place the mix and the cracked pepper in a frying pan with the browned meat juice and simmer (keep stirring) over a medium-high heat until thick
-pour the gravy into a gravy boat
-Slice the lamb with a carving knife and drizzle with the gravy. Serve with the potatoes and onion
-Eat and enjoy!
Made with love by Liezl Jayne xo
