Roasted Shoulder of Lamb with Couscous and Date Stuffing

Roasted Shoulder of Lamb with Couscous and Date Stuffing
Roasted Shoulder of Lamb with Couscous and Date Stuffing might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 5. One portion of this dish contains around 18g of protein, 34g of fat, and a total of 875 calories. Head to the store and pick up cinnamon, dates, shoulder of lamb, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the raisins you could follow this main course with the Rice Pudding with Raisins and Cinnamon as a dessert. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Thanksgiving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

1
Put the lamb skin side up in a baking dish or roasting pan, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and roast in an oven preheated to 475F for 15 minutes. Then lower the heat to 350F and cook for 3 hours, until the skin is crisp and brown and the meat is juicy and meltingly tender.
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Pour off the fat after about 2 hours.
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For the stuffing, put the couscous in another baking dish, and add the same volume of warm water, about 1 cups, mixed with a little salt, the orange blossom water, and cinnamon. Stir well so that the water is absorbed evenly. After about 10 minutes, add the oil, and rub the couscous between your hands to air it and break up any lumps.
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Mix in the remaining ingredients, apart from the butter, cover with foil, and put in the oven with the lamb for the last 20 minutes, or until it is steaming hot.
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Before serving, stir in the butter so that it melts in and is absorbed evenly. With a fork, fluff up the couscous stuffing, breaking up any lumps.
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Add a little salt to taste, if necessary.
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For the garnish, remove the pits from each date and replace them with the blanched almonds.
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Serve the meat with the couscous stuffing decorated with these dates.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings5
Health Score17
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