Perfect Roast Lamb Crackling

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (3 -5 kg) lamb legs (50 minutes per kilogram at 190degrees celsius)
• 1 teaspoon dried fennel seed
• sea salt
• black pepper
• olive oil
• boiling water

Recipe

• 1 score lamb skin, best to have your butcher do this.
• 2 place lamb in colander and pour boiling water over to open the skin. dry thoroughly and then place in fridge for 1-2 hours.
• 3 remove from fridge and rub with salt -- then mix ground fennel seeds with olive oil and rub all over lamb and into slits.
• 4 the flavour is magnificent. use your own judgement on cooking times, but a general suggestion is around 50 minutes per kilogram in a moderate to hot oven.