Slow Roasted Greek Lamb
Lamb roasted with garlic, lemon and oregano
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 4 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Marinating 2 hours hrs
Total Time 6 hours hrs 40 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Greek
- 2 Kg Leg or Shoulder of lamb
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 4 tsp Garlic, crushed or cloves
- 1 Lemon, finely grated rind and juice
- 1 Tbsp Oregano, dried or Greek seasoning I use Screaming Seeds Greek Seasoning
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
Garlic Sauce
- 1/2 Cup Mayonnaise
- 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
- 1/2 tsp Garlic, crushed or half clove
- 1/4 tsp Oregano or Greek seasoning
- 1-2 tsp Parsley, chopped
- 1 tsp Lemon rind, finely grated
- 1-2 tsp Lemon juice
In a glass or ceramic baking dish place the lamb and rub with the oil, garlic, lemon, herbs and salt. Cover and marinate the lamb in the fridge for at least 2 hours or overnight.
Preheat the oven 150C, remove the lamb from the fridge let stand at room temperature for 1 hour.
Cover with lid or foil and bake for 4 hours.
Remove lid or foil and increase the oven temperature to 190C and roast a further 30-45 minutes to brown. Rest covered for 20-30 minutes.
The meat will pull apart, serve with a salad of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onion, fetta olives and Garlic sauce.
Garlic Sauce
In a bowl combine all ingredients adding enough lemon juice to reach the consistency you prefer.
Beautiful served with slow roasted Lamb or souvlaki, as a dipping sauce for Greek Meatballs or Falafel.
This lamb is delicious served in wraps and is great to serve as a self serve meal for many.
Serve with salads,
Serve as souvlaki.
Keyword Lamb, Roast, Roasted Lamb, Slow Roasted, Slow roasted Lamb