Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi
Pulled lamb shoulder with sticky pomegranate glaze
12 ingredients
20 min
Serves 6
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Cooking the meat really slowly in fruit juice makes it meltingly tender, and the juices double up as a sweet glaze
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
609
Calories
46g
Protein
24g
Fat
59g
Carbs
Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Lamb | 100g cooked | 294 |
| Yogurt | 170g plain Greek | 100 |
| Pomegranate | 1/2 cup seeds (87g) | 72 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Red Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Oregano | 1 tsp dried (1.8g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Peppermint | 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
- 4 garlic cloves , chopped
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 lemon , quartered, pips removed
- 1½kg bone-in lamb shoulder joint
- 2 red onions , cut into wedges
- 1l carton pomegranate juice
- 2 tbsp clear honey
- 250g natural yogurt
- 100g tub pomegranate seeds, or seeds from 1 fresh pomegranate
- small handful mint leaves, chopped
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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