If You Have Coals and No Lamb, You Are Doing It Wrong
Why Camp Oven Lamb Hits Different
There is something about cooking in cast iron over a fire that no kitchen can match. The smell of smoke, the crackle of coals, and a lamb roast bubbling away in a camp oven. Whether you are deep in the bush or just in the backyard, this is cooking stripped back to its best.
The Cut That Belongs in the Fire
Go bone in with a shoulder or leg. Shoulder gives you rich, forgiving fat that melts into the meat. Leg brings leaner slices with that same slow roast magic. Either way, the coals do the heavy lifting.
Why It Is Worth the Effort
Camp oven lamb gives you more than a meal. You get:
- Meat that is smoky, tender, and rustic
- Veggies cooked in the juices, soft and sweet
- A cooking story that sounds better around the fire than in the kitchen
This is food that makes you slow down, poke the coals, and enjoy the wait.
How to Nail Camp Oven Lamb
The recipe is below, but here is the rhythm. Get your coals hot and steady. Brown the lamb if you want extra flavour. Add veggies to the bottom. Season well, cover, and bury the oven in coals. Turn it now and then. After 3 hours, the meat should give way to a skewer with no fight.
What to Serve With Camp Oven Lamb
- Crusty bread for soaking up the juices
- A bottle of red wine if you are civilised
- A cold beer if you are not
And if you are in the bush, just eat it straight from the pot.
Only Use Lamb That Deserves the Fire
Do not waste the fire pit on bland, supermarket lamb. Our Premium Lamb Packages include shoulders and legs that were born for this kind of cooking. Grass fed, regeneratively raised, and packed with real flavour.
Want Lamb Worth the Coals
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Camp Oven Lamb Over the Fire
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Method:
- Prep your fire so you've got a bed of hot coals.
- Brown the lamb in the camp oven over flames (optional).
- Add veggies to the bottom.
- Season and cover, then nestle the oven in the coals.
- Top with more coals and cook for 2.5 to 3 hours, turning occasionally.
- Check with a skewer – meat should be tender.
- Serve It With: Right out of the oven with crustybread and a red wine or a beer. Doesn’t get more Aussie than that.
