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Mechoui (Slow-Roast Lamb)

Mechoui (Slow-Roast Lamb)

Mauritania

270Minutes
HardLevel
8Serves
9Steps
About

A whole shoulder or leg of lamb rubbed with spiced butter and roasted low and slow until it falls off the bone, the celebration centrepiece of the nomadic Maure.

Equipment
  • Roasting tray or spit
  • Oven or coals
  • Bowl
  • Basting brush
  • Foil
Ingredients
Lamb shoulder or leg, bone-in3 kg
Butter or ghee150 g
Garlic8 cloves
Cumin2 tbsp
Paprika1 tbsp
Coriander, ground1 tbsp
Black pepper1 tbsp
Salt2 tbsp
Water1 cup

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