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Lamb bunny chow with roasted veggies
Inspired by South African Cape Malay cuisine, this slow-roasted lamb reveals flavours of cumin, coriander and orange peel
Nigel Webster, founder of Cut to the Smoke, shares his recipe for Cape Malay lamb bunny chow with roasted veggies
cuttothesmoke.co.uk
Serves
4-6
Oven temp
160°c / gas 3.
You will need
Full-fat yogurt
500g
Cut to the Smoke
Cape Malay seasoning
90g
Leg of lamb
1
Salt and pepper
to season
Crusty rolls
4, hollowed out
Method
In a bowl, combine the yogurt and Cape Malay seasoning.
Place the lamb in a large roasting tin and make a series of deep scores on the top side of the meat. Season with salt and pepper
Cover the lamb with the yogurt mixture and leave to marinate in the fridge overnight.
Preheat the oven to 160°C / gas 3. Cover the roasting tin with two layers of foil so no steam escapes.
Place the lamb in the oven. After 40 minutes, reduce the temperature to 130°C / gas 1 and cook for a further 4 hours.
Remove from the oven and drain off any excess oil.
Shred the lamb with a sharp knife and fork, and combine with the roasting juices.
Serve the Cape Malay lamb bunny chow inside hollowed crusty rolls with roasted Mediterranean vegetables.
You will need
Full-fat yogurt
500g
Cut to the Smoke
Cape Malay seasoning
90g
Leg of lamb
1
Salt and pepper
to season
Crusty rolls
4, hollowed out
Method
In a bowl, combine the yogurt and Cape Malay seasoning.
Place the lamb in a large roasting tin and make a series of deep scores on the top side of the meat. Season with salt and pepper
Cover the lamb with the yogurt mixture and leave to marinate in the fridge overnight.
Preheat the oven to 160°C / gas 3. Cover the roasting tin with two layers of foil so no steam escapes.
Place the lamb in the oven. After 40 minutes, reduce the temperature to 130°C / gas 1 and cook for a further 4 hours.
Remove from the oven and drain off any excess oil.
Shred the lamb with a sharp knife and fork, and combine with the roasting juices.
Serve the Cape Malay lamb bunny chow inside hollowed crusty rolls with roasted Mediterranean vegetables.
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Full-fat yogurt
500g
Cut to the Smoke
Cape Malay seasoning
90g
Leg of lamb
1
Salt and pepper
to season
Crusty rolls
4, hollowed out
In a bowl, combine the yogurt and Cape Malay seasoning.
Place the lamb in a large roasting tin and make a series of deep scores on the top side of the meat. Season with salt and pepper
Cover the lamb with the yogurt mixture and leave to marinate in the fridge overnight.
Preheat the oven to 160°C / gas 3. Cover the roasting tin with two layers of foil so no steam escapes.
Place the lamb in the oven. After 40 minutes, reduce the temperature to 130°C / gas 1 and cook for a further 4 hours.
Remove from the oven and drain off any excess oil.
Shred the lamb with a sharp knife and fork, and combine with the roasting juices.
Serve the Cape Malay lamb bunny chow inside hollowed crusty rolls with roasted Mediterranean vegetables.