Illustrative photo: Andre Piquet — CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Meat

Mechoui-Style Roast Lamb Shoulder

Lamb shoulder rubbed with cumin and butter, slow-cooked for hours until it falls off the bone.

4 h 45
6 servings
Medium
Pricier
North African

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Ingredients

Ingredients

1 Lamb shoulder (4 lb / 1.8 kg)
80 g Softened butter

Spices & seasoning

2 tbsp Cumin
1 tbsp Paprika
4 cloves Garlic
Coarse salt

On the side

Couscous
Cumin and salt in a small dish

Nutrition facts

498 kcal per serving

Protein: 41.9 g
Carbohydrates: 2.6 g
of which sugars: 0.3 g
Fat: 35.5 g
of which saturated fat: 16.1 g
Fiber: 0.8 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Mix the butter, crushed garlic, cumin, paprika and salt; rub it all over the scored shoulder.
Cook for 4 h at 150°C, covered, basting regularly.
Uncover and raise the heat to 220°C for 30 min to brown.

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Original Ecomely recipe.