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Take your time with these slow-cooked lamb recipes

When it comes to cooking things low and slow, lamb is our protein of choice.
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Lamb is the protein of choice when it comes to slow-cooking. As always, it’s the secondary cuts that will be your saviour, provided you have a bit of time of your side. Our lamb shoulder with Israeli couscous and labne results in fall-apart meat, so too Shane Delia’s recipe for 12-hour roast lamb shoulder with pistachio and green-olive tabbouleh. There’s also lamb in stews, in braises, in curries – the hard bit will be deciding which recipe to choose.

Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with Brussels sprout slaw
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with Brussels sprout slaw

Fusilli with lamb ragu (Fusilli con ragu di agnello)
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Sarah Cicolini’s fusilli con ragù di agnello (fusilli with lamb ragù)

Photo: William Meppem

Lamb korma

Baharat lamb shoulder with onions and moghrabieh
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Greg Malouf’s baharat lamb shoulder with onions and moghrabieh

Lamb with roast-apple chutney
Photo: Mark Roper

Phil Wood’s lamb with roast-apple chutney

Lamb and anchovy pies
Photo: Chris Court

Lamb neck and anchovy pies

Roast lamb neck with kale, feta and dill
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Roast lamb neck with kale, feta and dill

Slow-cooked spiced lamb with prunes
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Slow-cooked spiced lamb with prunes

Templo's lamb belly with pearl barley
Photo: William Meppem

Templo’s lamb belly with pearl barley

Guy Grossi's abbacchio alla Romana
Photo: William Meppem

Guy Grossi’s abbacchio alla Romana

Shane Delia: 12-hour roast lamb with pistachio and green-olive tabbouleh
Photo: William Meppem

Shane Delia’s 12-hour roast lamb with pistachio and green-olive tabbouleh

Braised pumpkin and lamb neck
Photo: William Meppem

Braised pumpkin and lamb neck

Lamb shoulder and bean stew
Photo: William Meppem

Greek-style lamb shoulder and bean stew

Lamb shanks with olives and red wine
Photo: Chris Court

Lamb shanks with olives and red wine

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Lamb, fennel and Manchego pie

Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with pistachios, pomegranate and vine leaves
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Sean McConnell’s slow-roasted lamb shoulder with pistachios, pomegranate and vine leaves

Paul Carmichael's curried lamb leg
Photo: Prue Ruscoe

Paul Carmichael’s curried lamb leg

Lamb and duchess potato pie
Photo: Chris Chen

Tom McHugo’s lamb and duchess potato pie

Shawarma-spiced roast lamb leg with beetroot sauce
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Shawarma-spiced roast lamb leg with beetroot sauce

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Dave Pynt’s buttermilk-brined lamb shoulder with harissa

Iranian-style lamb shoulder with cranberry and pistachio spiced rice
Photo: William Meppem

Iranian-style lamb shoulder with cranberry and pistachio spiced rice

Lamb shoulder ragu with gnocchetti
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Pinbone’s lamb shoulder ragù with gnocchetti

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Rick Shores’ slow roasted lamb shoulder with yellow bean, cumin and chilli

Slow-roasted spiced lamb

Jonathan Barthlemess’s slow-roasted spiced lamb with tzatziki and lemon potatoes

Andew McConnell: Lamb with cumin
Photo: Sharyn Cairns

Andew McConnell’s lamb with cumin

Eight-hour lamb shoulder with pearl couscous and labne
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Eight-hour lamb shoulder with pearl couscous and labne

Lamb shawarma
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Lamb shawarma

Twelve-hour Indian-spiced lamb shoulder with saffron pilaf
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Twelve-hour spiced lamb shoulder with saffron pilaf

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