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Let off some steam this holiday season
Published Sep 30, 2025 • Updated May 4, 2026 - 3 min read
Steam ovens can help you cook Christmas roast lamb with more moisture, flavour and crispiness, while also making it easier to keep your holiday meal on the healthier side. This article points you to a Westinghouse steam roast recipe and the key steam oven features to look out for.
Key takeaways from this article
Steam ovens help lock in moisture, nutrients and flavour while cooking.
They can also improve crispiness, not just steam vegetables.
Try a Westinghouse steam roast lamb shoulder for your Christmas menu.
Steam cooking suits festive meals when you want healthier results.
Shop steam ovens in-store or online to find the right model for your kitchen.
Steam cooking is a crowd favourite for a reason. More than just a fad, steam ovens don’t just steam your vegetables, they cleverly cook delicious food by retaining moisture, nutrients and goodness and can even help with crispiness!
Steam ovens are here to bring your holiday cooking to life with added health benefits. To inspire your steam cooking this upcoming Christmas season, check out this roast recipe by Westinghouse.
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Steam Roast Lamb Shoulder
Prep: 40 min Cook: 2 hours Serve: 6 – twice
Ingredients
Lamb
2 lamb shoulder, bone in
8 French shallots, halved
1 bunch rosemary
300ml red wine
400g crushed tomato
500ml beef stock
300g swiss brown mushrooms
500g green beans, tops trimmed
Salt and pepper
Garlic Mash
5kg of potatoes, peeled, cut into 4cm chunks
1 head of garlic, cut in half
100g salted butter
⅔ cup milk, warmed
Gravy
50g butter
3 tbs flour
1 cup pan juices
Gremolata
⅔ cup curly parsley, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, finely sliced
1 orange, zested
“Steam ovens are here to bring your holiday cooking to life with added health benefits.”
Method
Lamb
Preheat oven to 130°C steam bake.
In a large roasting dish, heat 1tbs olive oil over medium high heat.
Brown the skin side of the lamb till deep golden.
Set aside.
Add the French shallots flesh side down, along with the rosemary and fry for 3 mins.
Deglaze the pan with the red wine, then turn off heat.
Add the stock and tomatoes and nestle the lamb shoulders back in skin side down.
Season well with salt and pepper.
Place into the steam oven and steam roast for 2 hrs.
After 2 hrs, remove the pan and turn the lamb to skin side up. Change setting to 150°C steam roast and cook for a further 1 hr.
For the last half an hour, add the mushrooms around the meat to cook in the pan.
The meat should be tender enough to pull from the bone with a fork.
Garlic Mash
Boil potatoes and garlic in heavily salted water for 20 mins and then drain.
Mash with the garlic (skin now removed and the milk and butter).
Gravy
In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat and add the four.
Fry softly to make a paste, then add the pan juices, whisking till smooth.
Gremolata
Combine the ingredients and sprinkle over dish before serving and enjoy this incredible Christmas feist.
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