Slow roast lamb shoulder with a Ras-el-hanout rub
This recipe has been adapted from an idea by User:Robin (http://robinuit.wordpress.com/)
Her ideas are as always, brilliant and her photographs even better.
Slow roast lamb shoulder with a Ras-el-hanout rub | |
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Servings: | Serves 4 to 6 people |
Calories per serving: | 1503 |
Ready in: | 5 hours 20 minutes |
Prep. time: | 20 minutes |
Cook time: | 5 hours |
Difficulty: | |
Recipe author: | JuliaBalbilla |
First published: | 21st January 2013 |
Best recipe reviewBrilliant idea Robin 5/5 As always, Robin's recipes are always winners. |
Ingredients
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- 2kg shoulder of lamb or mutton
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 6 Cloves of garlic, peeled, 3 sliced, 3 smashed
- 1 tablespoon ras-el-hanout
- Plenty of salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons of fresh thyme leaves, picked from the stem
- A sprig of rosemary
- 3 tablespoons dry sherry
- 5 tablespoons of water
Mise en place
- Preheat the oven to 250° C (475° F - gas 9)
Method
- With a sharp knife, carefully stab the lamb all over and push the sliced garlic into the holes
- Add the sherry and water to a large roasting tray and distribute the smashed garlic around the base
- Mix the salt, pepper and ras-el-hanout together in a small bowl
- Rub the lamb shoulder with olive oil and then rub with the ras-el-hanout mix
- Sit the lamb on the Crushed garlic
- Break the rosemary sprinkle the thyme leaves over the joint and sit the sprig of rosemary on top of the joint.
- Cover tightly with tin-foil making a good seal around the roasting tin.
- Put the joint in the oven and immediately turn the heat down to 150° C (300°F - gas 2) and roast for 4 to 5 hours, removing the foil for the last 30 minutes.
Variations
The cooking time can be reduced or extended depending upon the size of the lamb joint. 5 hours would be fine for a large (1.5 kg shoulder) but a smaller joint needs less time. As long as the cooking liquid does not dry out and the joint is well sealed with tin-foil cooking for an extended time should not do any harm.
See also
- A comprehensive guide to roast meat cooking times - give the time you want to carve your roast and we'll give you a timed step by step roasting guide
- Slow roast recipes
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