lamsblad – My Whisk and I

2kg shoulder of lamb
8 cloves of garlic, chopped
15ml smoked paprika
10ml salt
5ml peppercorns
15ml grated lemon rind
15ml thyme leaves
15ml rosemary
15ml green chilli, chopped
62ml olive oil
62ml lemon juice
2 lemons, quartered

Preheat your oven to 160℃.
Add the garlic, paprika, salt, peppercorns, lemon rind, thyme, rosemary, chilli, olive oil and lemon juice to a blender and blitz until you have a relatively smooth paste.
Place the lamb in a roasting tin and brush the paste over it, covering it completely.
Pour about 500ml of boiling water AROUND the meat and cover with aluminium foil.
Roast in the oven for 3 hours.
Remove the meat from the oven and place it on a serving plate with the quartered lemons.

2kg lamb shoulder
6 cloves of garlic, minced
15ml ground cumin
15ml ground coriander
5ml chilli flakes
10ml smoked paprika
10ml salt
5ml black peppercorns, crushed
62ml olive oil
62ml lemon juice

125ml pomegranate seeds
60ml pine kernels, roasted

Preheat your oven to 160℃.
Place the lamb shoulder in a roasting dish with the fat side up.
Add the cumin, coriander, chilli, paprika, salt, peppercorns, olive oil and lemon juice to a small bowl and mix together.
Smear the paste all over the meat.
Pour 500ml of water around the lamb and tightly cover the roasting dish with aluminium foil.
Roast the lamb for an hour, open up the foil and spoon the liquid in the pan over the meat.
Cover again and roast further. Open the lamb once more after another hour.
The total roasting time should be 3 hours, with the foil covering.
Remove the foil after 3 hours of roasting and place the meat back in the oven for 30 minutes.
Remove the meat from the roasting tin but reserve the juices.
Slice or shred the lamb in a serving dish and drizzle with the pan juices.
Sprinkle the pomegranate seeds and pine kernels over the shredded meat and serve.

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