Name: Andew McConnell’s lamb with cumin
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 500 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tbsp sea salt flakes; 1 lamb shoulder, bone in (about 2kg); 60 ml olive oil (¼ cup); To serve: pinch of thinly sliced dried red chilli; Fried garlic; 250 ml vegetable oil (1 cup); 1 head of garlic, cloves separated, finely chopped; Lemon sauce; ¼ preserved lemon, rinsed, seeds removed; 1½ tbsp chardonnay vinegar; 100 ml olive oil; Cumin salt; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tsp sea salt flakes

Andew McConnell’s lamb with cumin

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Lamb with cumin from Andrew McConnell, Golden Fields

Serves 6

Prep

20M

Cook

Total

8H 20M

“This is a great dish to share. It’s a big piece of meat, slow-roasted and topped with fried garlic, cumin salt and dried chilli, and it’s delicious.” You’ll need to begin this recipe a day ahead.

Ingredients

1 tsp Sichuan peppercorns

1 tsp cumin seeds

2 garlic cloves, crushed

2 tbsp sea salt flakes

1 lamb shoulder, bone in (about 2kg)

60 ml olive oil (¼ cup)

To serve: pinch of thinly sliced dried red chilli

Fried garlic

250 ml vegetable oil (1 cup)

1 head of garlic, cloves separated, finely chopped

Lemon sauce

¼ preserved lemon, rinsed, seeds removed

1½ tbsp chardonnay vinegar

100 ml olive oil

Cumin salt

1 tsp cumin seeds

2 tsp sea salt flakes

Method

1.Dry-roast peppercorns and cumin until fragrant (1-2 minutes). Cool slightly, then pound in a mortar and pestle. Add garlic and coarsely crush, then add salt and stir to combine.

2.Place lamb shoulder in a roasting pan to fit snugly. Rub salt mixture over, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate to marinate (4 hours-overnight).

3.Preheat oven to 150C. Add 250ml water to pan, cover tightly with foil, then roast until lamb is tender (2 hours). Reduce oven to 110C and cook until very tender and falling off the bone (add a little more water if pan becomes dry), removing foil for the last hour of cooking to crisp the skin (6 hours).

4.Meanwhile, for fried garlic, heat oil to 170C in a saucepan over medium heat, add garlic and stir occasionally until light golden (30 seconds-1 minute). Drain on absorbent paper.

5.For lemon sauce, pound preserved lemon in a mortar and pestle to a smooth paste, add vinegar, whisk to combine, then slowly add olive oil and whisk to combine.

6.For cumin salt, dry-roast cumin until fragrant (1-2 minutes). Cool slightly, then pound in a mortar and pestle until coarsely ground. Add salt and pound to just combine.

7.Skim fat from pan juices (discard fat) and transfer pan juices to a jug. Place lamb on a serving platter and shred meat from bone at the table. Serve warm scattered with fried garlic, cumin salt and chilli, with pan juices to the side.