Keyword crowd pleaser, family recipes, lamb, lamb shoulder, low and slow, roast lamb, slow cooking, sunday lunch, sunday roast
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 3 hourshours
Total Time 3 hourshours10 minutesminutes
Servings 6people
Cost ££
Ingredients
2kglamb shoulder (high quality/high welfare lamb)
1tbspolive oil
1tbspfresh thyme leaves
2heads of garlic
2lemons cut in half
200mlwhite wine (Sauvignon Blanc if poss)
100mlchicken stock or water
salt and pepper for seasoning
Instructions
Preheat oven to 160°C/320F
In a large roasting dish or frying pan, add the olive oil and brown the lamb shoulder all over.*If using the roasting dish, take the lamb out and place it onto a plate while you do the following steps*
In the roasting dish, add the onions halves and squeeze the lemon juice over top of the onions and add the squeezed lemons into the dish.Next, add the heads of garlic, pour over wine and stock (or water) and mix everything together.Place the lamb shoulder on top and season with salt and pepper.
Cook uncovered for 3 hrs - basting the lamb with the sauce every hour or so - until the lamb is incredibly tender and just breaks apart.