BONE IN LAMB LEG RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Start by setting your sous vide water bath to 134℉.
• Prepare the herb mixture by mincing the garlic, rosemary, and thyme and mixing them together with the salt, pepper, smoked paprika, and olive oil. Slice half a lemon into rounds.
• Spread the herb mixture on the lamb, making sure to get it into all the nooks and crannies. Roll the lamb up and slip 3 to 4 pieces of kitchen twine underneath the roast. Truss the lamb by tying the string on the top tight enough to hold the roast's shape.
• Place the lamb in a sous vide bag along with the lemon slices and vacuum-seal everything. Place the leg into the water bath and cook it for 6 to 8 hours.
• Once the lamb has finished cooking, take it out of the water and the plastic bag and pat it dry with a paper towel.
• To finish the lamb grill it on a medium high grill for 3 to 5 minutes per side, turning it as you go. The goal is to add some char to the outside of the lamb without over cooking the inside.
• Let the lamb rest under foil for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Mix the garlic, chilli, rosemary, thyme, fennel seeds, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, pepper and olive oil in a shallow, non-metallic dish large enough to hold the lamb. Add the lamb, turn to coat well in the marinade, then cover and leave in the fridge for up to 24 hours, turning now and then.
• For the slow-roasted tomatoes, heat the oven to its highest setting. Cut the tomatoes in half and lay them cut-face up in a lightly oiled, shallow roasting tin. Sprinkle each tomato with sea salt flakes and ground black pepper, then roast in the oven for 15 minutes. Lower the oven temperature to 150°C/130°C fan/gas 2 and roast for 1¼-1½ hours more (this depends on the size of your tomatoes) until shrivelled and lightly browned but still juicy in the centre. Remove and set aside.
• When you’re ready to cook the lamb, heat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas 6. For the rosemary salt, put the chopped rosemary into a mortar and bruise it with the pestle. Stir in the sea salt flakes and set aside.
• Lift the lamb out of the marinade and shake off the excess. Season the meat lightly with a little rosemary salt and some pepper. Heat a griddle pan over a high heat until smoking hot. Add the lamb and sear over a medium-high heat for 5 minutes on each side until nicely browned. Transfer the meat to a roasting tin and roast for 20-25 minutes, depending on how rare you like your meat and how thinly it has been butterflied, or until it registers 55-60°C at its thickest part on a digital probe thermometer.
• Lift the lamb onto a carving board, wrap loosely in foil and leave it to rest for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, slide the tray of tomatoes back into the oven for 5 minutes to warm through.
• Put the rocket on a serving plate and arrange the roasted tomatoes in among the leaves. Scatter over the black olives, artichokes, chilli and capers, then drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
• Uncover the lamb, cut into slices and arrange on a serving platter. Sprinkle with a little more rosemary salt, then serve with the roasted tomato salad, shoestring chips or potato wedges with the remaining rosemary salt on the side.