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Gennaro Contaldo’s Easter Leg Of Lamb

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28 March 2024
in Food & Drink, Recipes
Gennaro Contaldo’s Easter Leg Of Lamb

When it comes to Easter feasts, you can always look to Italy for a sublime celebration of food, family and faith. This recipe for Gennaro Contaldo’s Easter leg of lamb is the perfect dish to serve to your extended brood over the long weekend.

Top Tips for Gennaro Contaldo’s Easter Leg Of Lamb:

If using fresh peas be sure to weigh them after they have been shelled and cleaned.

Keep an eye on your lamb while it is in the oven to ensure it doesn’t dry out. Resting is also essential to maintaining the tenderness and moistness of your meat.

Hot Cross Buns this Easter? Try Peter Sidwell’s Prune and Orange Hot Cross Buns.

Easter Leg Of Lamb

Serves: 4
Cooking time: 90 minutes
Print Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1.2kg leg of lamb
  • Salt & pepper
  • Sprig of rosemary
  • A little extra virgin olive oil
  • 150ml white wine
  • 300g baby onions or shallots
  • 100g black olives, pitted
  • 8 x anchovy fillets, roughly chopped
  • 2 x garlic cloves, left whole, crushed
  • 320g fresh or frozen peas

Instructions

Step 1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6. Slash the lamb with a sharp knife and rub all over with salt, pepper and a little extra virgin olive oil. Push half the olives and four anchovies into the slashes. Place in a roasting dish together with wine, garlic, shallots, rosemary and remaining anchovies.

Step 2. Reduce the oven temperature to 150°C/gas mark 2 and roast the lamb for 1 hour 30 minutes. If necessary, cover with tin foil halfway through cooking. Baste throughout and if necessary, add a glass of hot water.

Step 3. About 10 minutes before the end of cooking time, add the peas.

Step 4. Remove from the oven, leave to rest for 5 minutes, place on a board, carve and serve with the vegetables and juices.

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