Steamed lemon lamb

Steamed lemon lamb

Recipe by : Magimix
Preparation : 15 min
Cooking : 3 h
Total time : 3 h 20
Rest : 5 min
6 people

2500 g leg of lamb

2 lemon juice

5 garlic cloves

2 tsp salt

2 stalks rosemary

2 sprigs thyme

1 bunch parsley

5 leaves sage

100 ml olive oil

1 lemon

1 L water

3 stalks rosemary

2 leaves bay leaf

1 bunch parsley

150 g carrots

300 g potatoes

200 g green beans

2 tbsp cornflour

RECIPE STEPS
1
Rub the lamb with lemon juice and allow to marinate for 1 hour.
2
Prepare the herb stuffing, in a food processor, combine garlic, salt, rosemary, thyme, parsley, sage, olive oil and the squeezed lemon half. Process into a coarse paste.
3
Using a sharp knife, make small slashes around the lamb. Fill each cut with the herb mixture, then rub the remaining mixture over the surface.
4
Add 1 litre of water to the base with rosemary, bay leaves and parsley.
5
Place the lamb into the steamer ,place the second stack without the base if lamb is high and place the lid on and cook for approximately 3 hours(will need to reset after 1hr 30min)
6
In the final 30 minutes, add carrots, potatoes and beans to the steamer. Remove the lamb and allow it to rest on a platter. Arrange vegetables around it and cover loosely with foil.
7
Transfer the steaming liquid to a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add cornflour slurry gradually, stirring until thickened to your liking.
8
Carve the lamb and serve with vegetables, gravy and mint chimichurri.

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