Simos Mediterranean BBQ Lamb & Smashed potatoes

What you’ll need;

  • 800g boneless lamb shoulder, trimmed & butterflied

  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed

  • 1 teaspoon Paprika

  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, roughly chopped, plus extra sprigs to serve

  • 1 lemon sliced.

  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

  • Salt + Pepper

  • Chargrilled lemon halves, to serve

  • 800g medium diced potatoes


    What to do.
    1. Place lamb in a large sealed container
    Add garlic, paprika, thyme, 1/2 of the lemon juice and 1/2 of the oil.
    Rub well to coat & Refrigerate overnight

    2. 24 hours later, pull the lamb out of the fridge and let it rest at room temperature for an hour.

    3. Crank on the BBQ & The oven to 180 degrees. Whilst heating, chuck the potatoes in a pot of water and bring to the boil and cook for 20 minutes or until soft

    4. Cook the lamb on a hot BBQ - about 20-30 minutes. Lamb should be cooked medium.

    5. Whilst lamb is cooking, chuck the potatoes into a baking dish & using a fork smash & season with salt + pepper and paprika and bake for 20 minutes or until golden - *you can add cheese too.

    6. Once lamb is cooked, let it rest for 10 minutes.

    7. EAT! YUM.

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