Roast Lamb in a Bag

Yesterday I was at Woolies grabbing a few things I "needed" even though I had already done the weekly shop the day before, you know how it is! I love a bargain, especially if it is a product I haven't tried before, yesterday I came across the roast lamb in a bag.

According to Continental it will give me a yummy, juicy roast lamb - every time! I am blessed to have Nevada Park lamb which is always tender and moist however I thought it might be fun to try some new spices.

The process is pretty easy, I didn't have the recommended carrots so I just added some more potatoes, my beautiful lamb and a few gloves of garlic - you can never have enough garlic. I had to monitor my oven like a hawk as it decides to change its temperature or cooking function on a beep & whim so I likely added a few thousand steps to my daily count by running back and forwards to the oven like some cruel Beep Test!

About an hour into cooking I checked on my lamb, it looked really good, steaming away happily. I shut the door feeling pretty pleased until I realised there would be no pan juices, and without pan juices I can't make gravy!! I open the oven retrieved my lamb and cut open the bag dumping the contents onto the tray. I finished cooking without the bag and the roast was delicious however there wasn't really enough gravy.

Overall I think it is a good idea, especially if you aren't confident cooking a roast or don't like cleaning your oven as the bag catches all the splatter. Maybe it was the quality of the lamb, or because I finished the roast in my Scanpan Roasting Pan which is pretty much but the best thing since sliced bread, I didn't notice much of a difference in my roast. The potatoes had a nice herb coating but then they didn't get that crunch that I love and the lamb wasn't quite as dark on the top.

What are your tips for a perfect roast? Do you have a special tray like me or a secret recipe?

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