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Lamb recipe

Greek-Style Slow Roast Lamb Shoulder

Lamb shoulder studded with garlic, rubbed with lemon and oregano and slow roasted over potatoes until it pulls apart.

Prep
20 min
Cook
4 h 30 min
Serves
5 to 6
Slow roasted lamb shoulder pulled apart over lemon potatoes, with yoghurtIllustration

Ingredients

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Method

Preparing the Lamb

  1. Preheat oven to 160°C
  2. Make small deep cuts all over the lamb with a sharp knife and push a piece of garlic into each one
  3. Mix the oregano, lemon juice and zest, olive oil, 2 teaspoons of salt and plenty of pepper
  4. Rub the mixture all over the lamb

Slow Roasting

  1. Spread the potatoes and onion in a roasting tin and pour over the chicken stock
  2. Sit the lamb on top and pour over any marinade left in the bowl
  3. Cover tightly with baking paper and then foil
  4. Roast for 4 hours

Finishing & Serving

  1. Uncover, turn the oven up to 200°C and roast for 30 minutes more, until the lamb is browned and the potatoes are golden
  2. Rest for 15 minutes
  3. Pull the meat apart with two forks
  4. Serve with the potatoes, the pan juices and a bowl of yoghurt or tzatziki

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