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Shoulder of Lamb

By James Beard

This is delicious and tender, but the shoulder must be boned and rolled.

Ingredients

1 lamb shoulder
garlic
salt and pepper
dried tarragon

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Insert garlic in the flesh and rub the roast with salt, pepper and dried tarragon. Roast in the same way as the leg .

  2. Step 2

    Serve with plenty of melted butter seasoned with tarragon, and a white bean salad. To make this salad, boil white dried beans until tender. Drain and dress with salt, pepper, olive oil, wine vinegar and grated onion to taste.

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