Lamb shoulder in the oven

Very juicy and tender meat is perfect for your festive table. How I love to please my loved ones with new meat dishes. I would like to share with you a simple recipe for a lamb shoulder in the oven. Everything is extremely simple, but at the same time it turns out very tasty juicy meat.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 52 % 17 g
Fats 45 % 15 g
Carbohydrates 3 % 1 g
203 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 2 hours

How to make a lamb shoulder in the oven? First you need to take a lamb shoulder, rinse it under running water and dry it with a towel. Where the meat is fatter, it is necessary to make several shallow notches. After that, rub the spatula well with salt and spices. Put rosemary leaves in the places of incisions.

After that, put the meat on a baking sheet and pour a little olive oil. Then finely chop the garlic and stuff it with a spatula. Wrap the meat in foil and put it in a well-heated oven (180 degrees) for baking for 1.5-2 hours. About half an hour before the end of cooking, the foil should be carefully removed and pierced with a fork to check the degree of its readiness. If it is still hard, then you need to continue baking. When serving a meat dish on a festive table, it can optionally be decorated with vegetables and herbs.

Keep in mind that everyone's ovens are different. The temperature and cooking time may differ from those specified in the recipe. To make any baked dish successful, use useful information about the features of ovens !

How to cook properly in foil? The answer to this question, as well as useful tips and life hacks for cooking different dishes, read the article Aluminum foil is an assistant in the kitchen and at home

Pierce the meat with a knife: if the knife enters easily and the light juice flows, then it is ready, if the juice is pink or red, you need to continue cooking.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Lean mutton - 169   kcal/100g
  • Fat mutton - 225   kcal/100g
  • Lamb - brisket - 533   kcal/100g
  • Lamb - ham - 232   kcal/100g
  • Lamb chop on a bone - 380   kcal/100g
  • Lamb shoulder - 284   kcal/100g
  • Mutton - back - 459   kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Rosemary - 131   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Olive oil - 913   kcal/100g
  • Pepper - 26   kcal/100g

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