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Slow-Roasted Lamb Shoulder with Six-Spice Blend: Tender and Flavor-Packed

Ingredients (Serves 5-6)
  • 1 bone-in lamb shoulder (1.3-1.5 kg)
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 20 cl white wine
  • 35 cl veal jus
  • ½ tsp Espelette pepper
  • 1 tsp Sichuan pepper
  • 1 tsp Guérande salt
  • ½ tsp Indian curry powder
  • ½ tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp ground cardamom


Preparation
  • Prep time: 20 minutes
  • Cook time: ~2.5 hours


Trim the lamb shoulder and score the skin lightly with a sharp knife. Place it in a roasting dish.

Peel and julienne the carrot. Peel and chop the onion. Peel, degerm, and mince the garlic.

Preheat the oven to 150°C.

Scatter the carrot, onion, and garlic around the lamb. Pour in the white wine and roast for 30 minutes, until reduced. Then add the veal jus.

In a mortar, grind the Sichuan pepper with the Guérande salt and rub over the meat. Mix and apply the remaining spices evenly.

Return to the oven for about 2 hours, basting occasionally. The shoulder will be confit-tender and bursting with flavor.

Serve on a platter with the pan juices in a sauceboat.

Slow-Roasted Lamb Shoulder with Six-Spice Blend: Tender and Flavor-Packed