Name: This Herb and Bacon Seasoned Lamb is a Sunday roast sensation
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2kg leg of lamb; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 x 165g pouches Lamb & Rosemary Gravy; SEASONING; 25g butter, chopped; 125g short cut bacon, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1½ cups fresh white breadcrumbs; ¹⁄³ cup chopped fresh parsley; 2 tsp chopped fresh rosemary, plus extra sprigs to garnish; 2 tsp finely grated lemon rind; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp fruit chutney

This Herb and Bacon Seasoned Lamb is a Sunday roast sensation

Studded with a zesty bacon and herb crumb, this roast lamb is pure comfort food.

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Serves 6

Prep

40M

Cook

1H 30M

Total

2H 10M

Ingredients

2kg leg of lamb

1 tbsp olive oil

2 x 165g pouches Lamb & Rosemary Gravy

SEASONING

25g butter, chopped

125g short cut bacon, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1½ cups fresh white breadcrumbs

¹⁄³ cup chopped fresh parsley

2 tsp chopped fresh rosemary, plus extra sprigs to garnish

2 tsp finely grated lemon rind

1 tbsp lemon juice

2 tbsp fruit chutney

Method

Step 1

Make three deep cuts down to the bone, about 4cm apart, across top of lamb.

Step 2

SEASONING: Melt butter in a frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add bacon and garlic. Cook, stirring, until bacon is light golden. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining ingredients.

Step 3

Press seasoning evenly and firmly into cuts in lamb. Transfer to an oiled, large roasting pan. Drizzle with oil. Season with salt and pepper. Cover loosely with foil.

Step 4

Cook in a 180°C preheated oven for 30 mins. Remove foil. Cook for a further 1 hour, or until cooked to your liking. Transfer lamb to a tray. Rest, loosely covered with foil, for 10 mins.

Step 5

Place roasting pan over a medium-high heat. Add ¼ cup water. Cook, stirring, for 1-2 mins, scraping up any pieces clinging to base of pan. Meanwhile, heat gravy following stovetop directions on packet. Strain liquid from roasting pan and the lamb resting juices through a sieve into gravy. Stir until hot.

Step 6

Serve sliced lamb with gravy.

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