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Roasted Lamb Shoulder with Moroccan Spices

A whole lamb shoulder rubbed with a paste of garlic, ginger, dried mint and olive oil, roasted hot then slower, and basted with white wine simmered with a strip of orange zest, a Moroccan Jewish holiday dish.

  • YieldServes 8
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total2 h 30 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1lamb shoulder, about 2.3 kg (5 lb), trimmed

Rub

  • 2 clovesgarlic, minced
  • to tastesalt
  • to tastefreshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tbspolive oil
  • 2 tspground ginger, scant
  • 1 tbspdried mint

Basting liquid

  • 160 mldry white wine, 2/3 cup
  • 1 pieceorange zest, one strip about 2.5 cm (1 inch) wide

Diet

  • Keto
  • Mediterranean
  • Lower sugar

Contains

  • Sulfites
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Orange
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Mint
  • Black and white pepper
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Lamb and mutton
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop
  • Mortar and pestle

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Entertaining
  • Holiday

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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