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Preparing the perfect roast meal

New Zealand Roast Day is an ideal occasion to celebrate the ultimate comfort food.

By Lauraine Jacobs In Recipes

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4th August, 2012
The roast meal is one of our great traditions. A large joint of meat or a whole bird slowly oven-roasted, surrounded by crisp spuds and other vegetables, is probably the ultimate comfort food. Cooking a roast isn’t difficult. Whether it’s a leg of lamb, a shoulder or belly of pork, a large juicy chicken or a handsome chunk of beef, all that’s required is a little fat or oil to rub over the surface, salt and pepper and basic flavourings such as herbs, lemons or garlic. Choose a large roasting pan, add the extras, then slowly roast in the oven for an hour or two. Most of us have ...

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