Herby Crown Roast Lamb with Seasonal Spring Vegetables in a Mint Butter
Serves: 6 Prep Time: 5 minutes Avg. cooking time for 3lb: 1 hour 50 minutes
An impressive roast lamb recipe from the Edwardian period.
Ingredients
- 1 lean leg lamb or crown roast joint
- Salt and freshly milled black pepper
- Large handful freshly chopped mint, parsley, thyme and rosemary
- 30ml/2tbsp mint jelly
- For the vegetables:
- Selection of seasonal spring vegetables such as asparagus, peas, spring onions etc
- 25g/1oz butter, softened
- 15ml/1tbsp freshly chopped mint
Cooking Times
Medium
25 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 25 minutes Well done
30 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 30 minutes Cooking Times
Medium
25 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 25 minutes Well done
30 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 30 minutes Method
- Preheat the oven to Gas mark 4-5, 180-190°C, 350-375°F.
- Weigh the joint and calculate the cooking time. Make several deep and wide slits into the joint between the bones, season and stuff with the herbs. Place onto a rack in a roasting tin and open roast in a preheated oven for the calculated cooking time. 10 minutes before the end of cooking remove the joint and brush with the mint jelly and return to the oven.
- Lightly steam a selection of seasonal spring vegetables. Mix together the butter with the mint.Once the vegetables are cooked transfer to a hot serving dish and melt over the mint butter.
- Serve the lamb with the minty spring vegetables and boiled new potatoes.
Method
- Preheat the oven to Gas mark 4-5, 180-190°C, 350-375°F.
- Weigh the joint and calculate the cooking time. Make several deep and wide slits into the joint between the bones, season and stuff with the herbs. Place onto a rack in a roasting tin and open roast in a preheated oven for the calculated cooking time. 10 minutes before the end of cooking remove the joint and brush with the mint jelly and return to the oven.
- Lightly steam a selection of seasonal spring vegetables. Mix together the butter with the mint.Once the vegetables are cooked transfer to a hot serving dish and melt over the mint butter.
- Serve the lamb with the minty spring vegetables and boiled new potatoes.
