Lamb In Slow Cooker

[NoMercy]

I was wondering about cooking leg of lamb in the slow cooker.

Anyone ever tried this?

Thanks.

[Frank97]

Yes, cooked it on Sunday, with Rosemary, Mint and Garlic, very nice it was to.

[Frank97]

I pretty much followed this recipe,
http://dinnerwithjulie.com/2012/10/19/leg-of-lamb-slow-cooker/
apart from my piece had the bone still in and didn't fall apart.

[1ozzy]

Yes. Use our slow cooker regularly during winter.
Last time I used a leg of lamb I boned it first.
Then rolled and tied with "cooking twine".
Found this to be more successful as it fitted in the cooker better and was totally covered with the sauce I had added, also it didn't tend to fall apart.

[Ratty2E]

It's the only way I do it now. Brown it off then cover in lamb stock and add crushed garlic cloves, a generous sprinkling of dried mint and a few spoonfuls of redcurrant jelly. I usually put on around midday on medium to eat at 6 ish, it's lovely. Sieve the stock and thicken to make the best ever lamb gravy.

[1ozzy]

ps: Boning it first made it really easy to carve at serving time.
"Melt in you mouth lamb"

[1ozzy]

Oops...^^your^^

[Ratty2E]

Tbh honest mine doesn't really get carved, it just falls to bits, but we don't mind pieces instead of slices.

[1ozzy]

Sounds great Ratty 2E. Ours could be carved with a "butter knife".
All the bits that fall off during cooking go towards a great sauce/stock to serve with it.
I"m getting hungry now!

[Frank97]

I'll have to try removing the bone first next time, I'm still a total amateur when it comes to Sunday lunch, but I'm learning. :-)

[NoMercy]

Thanks guys. I really want that meltingly tender result.

Sainsburys have half legs half price and I can fit two of those in my slow cooker. I can taste it now!

[1ozzy]

Hang in there Frank97.
My kids ask me why I can't follow a recipe.
I tell them "cooks follow recipes, chefs create them"
Who knows what may turn up on our dinner plates:-)
But it all seems to get eaten (most of the time).

[hammerman]

Done it a few times in the slow cooker with mint, garlic and rosemary gravy but just wasn't the same as doing in the oven.