Serves 8
Prep 20 min
Cook 4 hr
Rest 15 min
Ingredients:
- 1.5 kg (3 lb 5 oz) lamb shoulder, bone in
- Salt and black pepper, to season
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Juice of 1⁄2 lemon
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 6 brown onions, quartered
- 1 garlic bulb, halved horizontally
- 24 small flour tortillas
- 2 cups (500 g/1 lb 2 oz) tzatziki
For the mint salsa:
- 1 small red onion, very finely diced
- 1⁄2 cup loosely packed mint leaves, shredded
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
- Juice of 1⁄2 lemon
- 2 tablespoons hot water
- Salt and black pepper, to season
For the greek salad salsa:
- 4 tomatoes, finely diced
- 2 Lebanese (short) cucumbers, finely diced
- 1⁄2 green capsicum (bell pepper), finely diced
- 2 teaspoons red-wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt, to season
- 150 g (51⁄2 oz) Greek feta
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
Method:
- Heat your oven to 175°C (345°F) conventional.
- Season the lamb shoulder well with salt and black pepper and rub with the olive oil, lemon juice and dried oregano. Place the onion and garlic in a lidded roasting tin, rest the lamb on top and add a cup (250 ml/81⁄2 fl oz) water. Cover with the lid and roast for 4 hours. Remove the lamb from the oven and leave to rest for about 15 minutes.
- While the lamb is resting, wrap the tortillas in foil or baking paper in stacks of six and heat in the oven for about 20 minutes.
- Combine the mint salsa ingredients in a small bowl and allow to stand for 10 minutes before using.
- For the Greek salad salsa, combine the tomato, cucumber, capsicum, vinegar and olive oil in a bowl. Season well with salt. Crumble the feta over the top and scatter with the oregano.
- Serve the lamb with the salsas, tortillas and tzatziki.
Smart Tip:
An alternative to roasting the lamb for 4 hours at 175°C (345°F) is to roast it for 8 hours at 120°C (250°F) instead. This basically uses your oven as a slow cooker, so you can put the lamb in the oven in the morning to enjoy when you come home.
This is an edited extract from Tonight’s Dinner by Adam Liaw, published by Hardie Grant Books & SBS, RRP $39.99 AUD, RRP $45 NZD. Available in stores nationally. Photography: ©Steve Brown. Set photography: ©Bruce Walters
