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Slow-cooker lamb shoulder

Slow cooker lamb shoulder served with roast potatoes

Slow-cooker lamb shoulder

Name: Slow-cooker lamb shoulder
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 h 15 min
Total time: 8 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2kg lamb shoulder weighing 2.5kg/5lb 8oz; 2 tsp vegetable or sunflower oil; 200ml red wine; 2 carrots roughly chopped; 2 onions quartered; 2 sticks celery roughly chopped; 2 bay leaves; a few rosemary sprigs; a few thyme sprigs; 300ml lamb, chicken or vegetable stock; potatoes and seasonal greens, to serve (optional)

Samuel Goldsmith

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Serves 4 - 6

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 6 hrs and 15 mins - 8 hrs and 15 mins

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Cook lamb low and slow to produce tender, deeply flavoured meat with minimal effort. Serve with potatoes and seasonal greens, if you like

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2kg lamb shoulder

weighing 2.5kg/5lb 8oz
2 tsp vegetable or sunflower oil
200ml red wine
2 carrots

roughly chopped
2 onions

quartered
2 sticks celery

roughly chopped
2 bay leaves
a few rosemary sprigs
a few thyme sprigs
300ml lamb, chicken or vegetable stock
potatoes

and seasonal greens, to serve (optional)

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Nutrition: Per serving (6)

kcal496
fat33g
saturates15g
carbs6g
sugars4g
fibre2g
protein36g
salt0.3g

Method

step 1

Dry the shoulder joint with a clean tea towel or kitchen paper, rub all over with the oil, then season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat a large frying pan over a medium heat and brown the lamb all over – this will take around 10-12 mins. Remove from the pan and set aside. Pour the wine into the pan and cook for 1-2 mins to cook off the alcohol. Turn off the heat.
step 2

Tip the veg and herbs into your slow cooker, then lay the lamb on top. Pour in the stock. Cook on high for 6 hrs or low for 8 hrs, turning halfway, if you can.
step 3

Remove the lamb and set aside to rest. Set a sieve or colander over a bowl and capture the liquid (either discard the vegetables or eat them with the meal – they’ll be soft but taste great). You can use the cooking liquid to make a gravy simply by thickening with flour or cornflour. Serve with potatoes and seasonal greens, if you like.

Recipe tip

If you only want to use the slow cooker then you don’t have to brown the meat, but it does give better results. You could also use the sauté option if you have a multicooker. If you’re not browning the meat, the alcohol doesn’t have to be cooked off, but it may impart a stronger flavour to the dish.

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