Slow-roasted shoulder of lamb, braised summer vegetables and roasting juices
For Raymond Blanc, this dish is a perfect example of good home cooking. “A minimum investment of time and effort for a maximum lamb experience”, he says. Slow cooking brings out the best in cheaper cuts, such as lamb shoulder, leaving the meat wonderfully tender and tasty.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 15 of 18 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Lamb | 100g cooked | 294 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Lettuce | 1 cup shredded (36g) | 5 |
| Rosemary | 1 tsp dried (1.2g) | 4 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Sage | 1 tsp ground (0.7g) | 2 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Rapeseed Oil | not in our table | 0 |
| Swiss Chard | not in our table | 0 |
| Beetroot | not in our table | 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
- 1.5kg/3lb shoulder of new season lamb
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- 3 sage
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 700g/1lb 8oz lamb bones and trimmings, cut into 2cm/¾in pieces – your butcher should be able to give you these
- 1 bulb garlic
- 100ml/4fl oz Chardonnay wine, or other dry white wine
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 sprigs thyme
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 medium onions
- 250g/9oz carrots
- 3 leaves Swiss chard
- 2 Little Gem lettuce
- 250g/9oz yellow beetroot
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 sprigs flatleaf parsley