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Braised shoulder of lamb with jewelled stuffing
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Braised shoulder of lamb with jewelled stuffing

17 ingredients 25 min openrecipes
Braised shoulder of lamb with jewelled stuffing

A melt-in-the-mouth lamb dish so tender that you can carve it with the back of a spoon. Prepare to drool

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1488
Calories
79g
Protein
53g
Fat
172g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 17 ingredients — the other 1 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
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Date 1 date (24g) medjool 66
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Cider 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

  • 1½kg boned shoulder of lamb
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 onion , roughly chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves , chopped
  • 175ml dry cider or dry white wine
  • 500ml chicken stock
  • strip orange zest
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 50g stoned dates , roughly chopped
  • 50g dried apricots , roughly chopped
  • 25g dried cranberries
  • 25g shelled pistachios , roughly chopped
  • handful parsley , finely chopped, plus extra for serving
  • 1 shallot , finely chopped
  • zest ½ orange
  • 3 slices stale bread , whizzed into crumbs

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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