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Moroccan slow-roasted lamb shoulder

A plate of slow-roasted lamb with fresh herbs on top

Moroccan slow-roasted lamb shoulder

Name: Moroccan slow-roasted lamb shoulder
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h 20 min
Total time: 3 h 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 1.25kg bone-in lamb shoulder; 30g preserved lemon flesh and rind finely chopped; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp ground cumin; 3 tbsp olive oil; 5 garlic cloves minced or pressed; 2 large onions sliced into 1cm-thick rounds; small handful of parsley chopped, to serve; flatbreads, couscous or roasted potatoes to serve

Nargisse Benkabbou

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 3 hrs and 20 mins

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Expect fall-apart meat infused with bold spices, garlic and preserved lemon. It’s the kind of dish that feels celebratory but requires very little effort – just time and trust in the oven

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This is inspired by tangia, a traditional dish from Marrakech that’s slow-cooked in clay urns buried in hot embers. It was historically prepared by men and taken to the local hammam to cook gently over hours, ready for Friday lunch. The result is always fall-apart meat infused with bold spices, garlic and preserved lemon. I wanted to bring the essence of tangia without the urn or the embers. This captures the same richness and tenderness, with a marinade that seeps into every corner of the lamb as it roasts low and slow. The onions beneath soften, caramelise and absorb all the flavour from the meat and spices. It’s the kind of dish that feels festive but requires very little effort, just time and trust in the oven.

Nargisse Benkabbou was raised in Brussels in a Moroccan family. Her approach to food is a love letter to the traditions, flavours and techniques of Morocco. After working as executive chef at L’Mida in Marrakech she wrote her cookbook Casablanca: My Moroccan Food. @mymoroccanfood