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Lamb shoulder with harissa and lamb stovies
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Lamb shoulder with harissa and lamb stovies

25 ingredients 30 min Serves 6-8 openrecipes

A fiery harissa paste rub makes this tender, slow-cooked lamb shoulder something special. The lamb stovies are a hearty accompaniment of belly meat with potatoes and herbs.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

709
Calories
33g
Protein
34g
Fat
74g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 21 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Chives 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Caraway Seed not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Harissa not in our table 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp caraway seeds
  • 3 tsp coriander seeds
  • 6 tsp cumin
  • 1-2 tbsp honey
  • 1 lemon
  • 200g/7oz harissa
  • 1 shoulder of lamb
  • 3 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 1 whole head of garlic
  • 3 onions
  • few sprigs rosemary
  • few sprigs thyme
  • and freshly ground saltblack pepper
  • 250g/9oz unsalted butter
  • 600g/1lb 5oz oniononions
  • 50g/1¾oz garlic
  • 6 bay leaves
  • 100g/3½oz sprigs thyme
  • 1kg/2lb 4oz lamb
  • 2kg/4lb 8oz floury potatoes
  • 300ml/10fl oz strong lamb stock
  • 20g/¾oz chopped curlyleaf parsley
  • 10g picked tarragon
  • 20g/¾oz finely chopped chives
  • salt and white pepper

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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