Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi
How to cook leg of lamb with sherry and honey
19 ingredients
1 hr + 30 min
Serves 4
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This simple Moorish roast lamb recipe is fragrant with warm spices and sweet with honey.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
666
Calories
30g
Protein
36g
Fat
58g
Carbs
Counts 14 of 17 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Lamb | 100g cooked | 294 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Star Anise | not in our table | 0 |
| Bulgur | not in our table | 0 |
| Wheat | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1.5-2kg/3lb 5oz-4lb 6oz leg of lamb
- vegetable oil
- 250ml/9fl oz dry sherry
- 200ml/7fl oz clear honey
- 2-3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 8 cloves
- 3 star anise
- 2 cinnamon
- 10-15 black peppercorns
- 1 lemon
- 1 orange
- 300g/10½oz cooked bulgur wheat
- 2 large bunches flatleaf parsley
- 2-3 spring onions
- 1 large tomato
- 1 lemon
- 50ml/2fl oz olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- , to serve flatbread
Directions
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