Words from Anne Weiss, Founder of SKORDO
This time-tested recipe for Greek lamb and potatoes takes me back to my childhood. Every Sunday afternoon, the aroma of lamb roasting would waft through the house. Once called to the table, we would enjoy our dinner as a family—typically competing to see who would get the last potato!
SKORDO, our Maine-based kitchen lifestyle brand, was created with family around the dinner table in mind. We are known best for our in-house blends and rubs inspired by cultures and cuisines from around the world. As one of the founders, I wanted to share with you a recipe that highlights one of our seasonings, whose flavors tell the story of SKORDO and my heritage.
The foundation of the dish is SKORDO’s Greek Lamb Rub—a combination of garlic, oregano, lemon, and a bit of cinnamon. These, along with the lemon juice, bring home the classic flavors of Greece as served for millennia. Added to the lamb and cooked slowly under foil, the meat and potatoes become fully infused with these savory and warming flavors. This is truly comfort food like no other.
Makes
6 to 8 servingsIngredients
For the Lamb
- 3.5 pounds bone-in leg or shoulder of lamb
- 8 cloves garlic sliced into thin slivers
- ¼ cup extra-virgin Greek olive oil
- 3 tablespoons SKORDO Greek Lamb Rub
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken stock
For the Potatoes
- 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- ¾ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon SKORDO Greek Oregano
- Juice of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Pat dry the lamb and place in a sturdy roasting pan. With a sharp knife, make numerous slits all over the lamb and insert garlic slivers. Pour olive oil over lamb to coat. Sprinkle Greek Lamb Rub, ensuring all surfaces are covered.
- Add chicken stock to the bottom of the pan, cover tightly with aluminum foil, and place in the oven. Cook for 30 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350°. Cook for another 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- While lamb is cooking, peel and cut potatoes in half lengthwise and then in quarters. Place potatoes in a large bowl and toss with salt, black pepper, oregano, and lemon juice.
- Remove roast from oven. Increase oven temperature to 400°. Remove foil and nestle potatoes around roast. Add chicken stock or water to pan if liquid has evaporated. Return the pan, uncovered, to oven and cook for 25–30 minutes or until lamb is well browned and crisp.
- Remove roast from pan, cover with aluminum foil, and let rest. Place the pan with potatoes back in oven and roast for another 15 minutes or until they are soft on the inside and nicely browned.
- Remove potatoes from oven, slice the lamb, and serve with plenty of the juice from the pan.
