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Oven-Roasted Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary, Seasoned with Turmeric and Cumin
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Oven-Roasted Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary, Seasoned with Turmeric and Cumin

Fragrant, juicy oven-roasted lamb with garlic and rosemary - a festive dish perfect for Shabbat, Rosh Hashanah or any special occasion.

⏱ 2 hr 35 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Cut slits along the meat and insert the garlic cloves into them.
    Knife
  2. 2
    Mix the olive oil, lemon juice, turmeric, cumin, salt and black pepper and rub the meat well with the mixture.
    Bowl
  3. 3
    Lay the rosemary sprigs over the meat, cover and refrigerate the meat at least 1 hour.
    Refrigerator
  4. 4
    Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
    ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
    💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
  5. 5
    Place the meat in a baking pan.
    Baking pan
  6. 6
    Bake uncovered 20 minutes, until the meat browns. Lower the heat to 170°C (340°F) and bake uncovered for another 90 minutes.
    ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
    💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
  7. 7
    Bake tightly covered with foil 30 minutes, until the meat very soft.
    ⚙ BakingOvenAluminum foilBaking pan
  8. 8
    Take out the meat and let rest 15 minutes before carving.
    KnifeCutting board
1168calories
94 gprotein
4 gcarbs
84 gfat
● protein 33%● carbs 1%● fat 66%

Per serving (399 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

🧻 Consumables: Aluminum foil

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