Cook them low, cook them slow. These lamb shoulder recipes take time, but you’ll be rewarded with tender, fall-apart meat. The Middle East yields some of the best recipes for slow-cooked lamb shoulder – try the Persian lamb with rhubarb and chelow, the slow-cooker Morrocan lamb with honey, or the Baharat spiced lamb shoulder with onions and moghrabieh.
For some Chinese flavours, head to the lamb with cumin from Andrew McConnell’s Golden Fields restaurant, Neil Perry’s shredded lamb shoulder with salted chilli, or the shou zhua yang rou chuan (deep-fried lamb skewers with chilli and cumin). And for a weekend project, the eight-hour lamb shoulder with Israeli couscous and labne proves that when it comes to lamb shoulder recipes, slow and steady always win the race.
Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with pistachios, pomegranate and vine leaves
Pinbone’s lamb shoulder ragù with gnocchetti
Greek-style lamb shoulder and bean stew
Iranian-style lamb shoulder with cranberry and pistachio spiced rice
Rick Shores’ slow roasted lamb shoulder with yellow bean, cumin and chilli
Pide rolls with roast lamb and beetroot
Buttermilk-brined lamb shoulder with harissa
The Bridge Room’s coal-grilled lamb shoulder and loin, Jerusalem artichoke purée and chips
Lamb shoulder braised in wine with peas and pecorino
Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with brussels sprout slaw
Fregola and roast tomato salad with barbecued lamb shoulder
Roman-style lamb with rosemary, sage and anchovy
Pyrénées-style slow-cooked lamb with sherry and paprika
Baharat lamb shoulder with onions and moghrabieh
Lamb skewers with chilli and cumin (shou zhua yang rou chuan)
Neil Perry’s shredded lamb shoulder with salted chilli
Slow-cooked lamb with hummus, tomato salad and mint salsa
Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with pumpkin, carrots, cumin yoghurt and mint salsa
Braised lamb with roast carrot and mixed grains
Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with baked ricotta and green olives
Eight-hour lamb shoulder with Israeli couscous and labne
