Roast Shoulder of Lamb Stuffed with Saffron Rice

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4–6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

By Samantha Clark and Samuel Clark

Published 2001

  • About

This classic dish is a bit of a wow as it looks impressive and the flavours are beautifully evocative.

Ingredients

  • Saffron Rice
  • 1 shoulder of lamb, about 1.6–1.8 kg, boned and trimmed of most skin and fat

Method

First cook the saffron rice and set aside.

Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas 7.

Place the shoulder, skin-side down, on a board and open out fully. Put half, or as much as will fit, of the saffron rice into all the pockets of the