Name: Roast Leg of Salt-Marsh Lamb in a Salt Crust
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: A little Maldon or rock salt; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Handful of herbes de Provence; Olive oil; 1 leg of lamb, preferably salt-marsh, about 2.5 kg; 1 egg, beaten; 1 kg ordinary table salt; 2 sprigs of rosemary, picked; 8 garlic cloves, peeled and split, any green germ removed; 1 kg flour, plus more for dusting

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

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By Anthony Demetre

Published 2008

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I believe this method of cooking originated in China. It is a great way of avoiding moisture loss, while retaining all the essential flavour from the meat and seasoning. The cooking time may look short, but with this method you have little heat loss if the crust is airtight as the steam released from the meat is retained in the stone-like crust.