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Braised Lamb Shoulder with Figs
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Braised Lamb Shoulder with Figs

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Braised Lamb Shoulder with Figs

Ask the butcher to give you the lamb bones so you can add them to the pot. They will contribute flavor to the subtly fig-sweetened sauce. If desired, garnish the finished dish with halved fresh figs.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1242
Calories
74g
Protein
41g
Fat
141g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Dried Fig 1 medium (50g) 37
Fig 1 medium (50g) 37
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Dill 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 boneless lamb shoulder, 4 to 4 1/2 lb.,
  • rolled and tied, bones cut into pieces
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • All-purpose flour for dredging
  • 4 to 5 tsp. olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 4 large garlic cloves, crushed with the side of
  • a knife
  • 1/2-inch-wide strips of peel from 1 lemon
  • (with no bitter white pith)
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 1 Tbs. tomato paste
  • 1 tsp. dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
  • 6 large dried figs, about 8 oz. total, hard stems
  • trimmed, figs halved or quartered
  • 1 Tbs. chopped fresh dill

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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