Roast leg of lamb with hasselback potatoes recipe

 Serves 6   20 mins to prepare, 1hr 30 mins to cook,   501 calories / serving

• Ingredients

• For the anchovy crust

• 25g (1oz) anchovy fillets in olive oil, drained
• 1 x 31g bunch flat-leaf parsley
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic

• For the lamb

• 2kg (4lb) leg of lamb 
• 1kg (2lb) white potatoes 
• 1 head of garlic, halved
• 1/2 x 31g pack fresh rosemary
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 lemon, long strips of zest removed with a vegetable peeler
• salt and pepper

This easy roast leg of lamb recipe is bursting with beautiful flavours thanks to a flavour-packed anchovy crust, made with anchovies, garlic and lemon juice. Paired with rosemary hasselback potatoes, it's a showstopping roast recipe that's sure to impress.

1. Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200oC, fan 180oC. Begin by preparing your paste. Empty all the crust ingredients into a food processor and whizz to a coarse paste.
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3. Place the leg of lamb in a large roasting dish and spoon over the paste. Using the back of the spoon, gently smooth it over the lamb. 
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5. Cut the potatoes in 2mm slices widthways, two thirds of the way through – don’t cut through to the bottom. Nestle the potatoes around the lamb. Add the halved garlic bulb and rosemary stems. Scatter over the lemon zest.
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7. Drizzle the olive oil over the lamb and potatoes. Season well. Roast for about 1 hour 15 minutes. Check the lamb after an hour and if the crust is becoming too dark, loosely cover the roasting tray with foil and return to the oven.
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9. Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Carve the lamb and serve alongside the potatoes.

source:realfood.tesco