Incredibly tender slow cooker leg of lamb that’s tender, juicy and falling apart at the tough of a fork. Add a second half leg if you are serving a crowd.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time8 hourshrs15 minutesmins
Total Time8 hourshrs20 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Continental
Keyword: Slow Cooker Leg of Lamb, Slow Cooker Roast Lamb
120ml(½ cup) red wine replace beef or red wine stock if preferred
For the gravy
120ml(½ cup) beef stockmore if preffered
1tbspcornflour diluted in 2 tbsp cold water
De-fatted pan juices
Instructions
Place the carrots, onion and garlic in the slow cooker and top with the lamb. Season well with salt and pepper. Add the rosemary sprigs.
Crumble a beef stock cube over the lamb.
Pour in the wine or stock, cover and cook on LOW for 8-10 hours depending on how large your lamb joint is. At the end of the cooking time the lamb should be perfectly tender if pierced with the knife. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the lamb to a platter and cover loosely with foil.
Strain the pan juices from the slow cooker into a gravy separator and discard any solids. Pour out the fat keeping the remaining liquid. Alternatively put the pan juices in the freezer until the fat solidifies and then simply skim and discard it.
Add the de-fatted juices into a saucepan. Add the cornflour slurry ½-1 cup hot beef stock and bring to a simmer. Cook until the gravy is slightly reduced and thickened. Check the seasoning – it should not need any additional salt but add some if you like.
Use two forks to pull the lamb off the bone and shred it, picking out any bits of fat that remain. Serve with the gravy and your choice of side dishes.
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Notes
Although leg of lamb is not usually associated with Slimming World, this slow cooker lamb renders most of the fat while it cooks and you can discard any fatty bits when you serve. You will need to strain the juices from the cooker into a gravy separator to discard the fat before making the gravy.Please note I am not affiliated in any way with Slimming World or Weight Watchers. Those plans are often updated in line with latest nutritional guidance and may change so for accurate information it is best to join as a member.––––––Nutritional information is always approximate, and will depend on quality of ingredients and serving sizes.