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Ottolengh's Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder with Fig and Pistachio Salsa
5m
Serves 1
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Ottolengh's Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder with Fig and Pistachio Salsa
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5m
Serves 1
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Directions
1
Preheat oven to 180°C fan.
2
In a food processor, blitz chopped onions, garlic, ginger, spices, and herbs until finely minced.
3
Add olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper; blitz into a coarse paste.
4
Pierce the lamb shoulder about 10–12 times with a sharp knife.
5
Coat the lamb with the paste and refrigerate for 3 hours to overnight.
6
In an ovenproof saucepan, place onion wedges, cinnamon sticks, cardamom, and figs.
7
Place the lamb on top, fatty side up, and pour chicken stock around it.
8
Bake uncovered for 45 minutes at 180°C fan, then lower the heat to 140°C fan, cover, and roast for 4½ hours, basting 3–4 times.
9
Increase the heat back to 180°C fan, remove the cover, and cook for another 30 minutes until browned.
10
Let the lamb rest, then pour the contents of the saucepan onto a platter.
11
Top with the lamb.
12
For the salsa: Combine chopped figs, pistachios, lemon juice, and herbs.
13
Spoon the salsa over the lamb and serve with lemon wedges.
Ingredients
3 onions, peeled
1 one onion, roughly chopped
2 two onions, cut into 6 wedges
6 garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped
30 g fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp ground coriander
0.5 tsp ground turmeric
10 g dill, roughly chopped
10 g parsley, roughly chopped
45 ml olive oil
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 kg lamb shoulder, bone in
3 cinnamon sticks
12 cardamom pods, roughly bashed open
100 g soft dried figs, quartered
750 ml chicken stock
1.75 tsp salt
1 black pepper
1 lemon, cut into 6 wedges
50 g soft dried figs, chopped into 1cm dice
40 g pistachios, very lightly toasted and roughly chopped
1.5 tbsp lemon juice
5 g dill leaves
5 g parsley leaves
Equipment
food processor
sharp knife
oven
ovenproof cast-iron saucepan or large roasting tin
foil
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