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Slow-roasted shoulder of lamb, braised summer vegetables and roasting juices
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Slow-roasted shoulder of lamb, braised summer vegetables and roasting juices

21 ingredients Serves 4-6 openrecipes

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.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

637
Calories
28g
Protein
47g
Fat
23g
Carbs

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

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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