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Oven-Baked Lamb with Potatoes and Artichokes
by Chef Max Mariola · 1.1M subscribers on YouTube
A classic Christmas dish variation: lamb shoulder with potatoes and artichokes, with a tutorial on how to clean artichokes and prevent them from turning black.
- Cook
- 1h 30min
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
10 items- Potatoesfrom Alto Viterbese GP; use small potatoes cut into wedges with skin on
- Carciofifresh artichokes, cleaned, trimmed and cut into wedges
- Garlicgarlic from Sulmona; cut into halves
- Rosemaryfresh rosemary sprigs
- Mentucciafresh mint (preferably wild mint)
- Spalla d'Agnellolamb shoulder, IGP Sardegna; several pieces
- Salta generous handful
- Black Pepperto taste
- Olive Oilextra virgin olive oil, Terra di Filomena from Sicily
- Lemonfor acidulated water to prevent artichoke oxidation
Method
- Clean the artichokes: cut off the stem, remove the outer leaves, trim the top, rub with lemon, cut into wedges, and place in acidulated water (water with lemon).
- Place a wet paper towel over the artichokes in the water to keep them submerged and prevent oxidation.
- Wash the potatoes (leave skin on) and cut them into wedges of similar size.
- In a large bowl, combine the potato wedges and artichoke wedges. Add salt, black pepper, fresh mint, and olive oil. Mix well to coat.
- Line a baking tray with wet parchment paper (to help it stick). Spread the potato-artichoke mixture evenly on the tray.
- Add halved garlic cloves among the vegetables.
- Prepare the lamb shoulder: make shallow incisions on the surface, season with salt and pepper, massage well.
- Place the lamb shoulder pieces on top of the vegetables. Add more garlic halves and rosemary sprigs into the incisions. Drizzle with olive oil.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for about 1.5 hours, until the lamb is tender and the vegetables are cooked through.
- Serve hot, straight from the tray.
Chef Max Mariola
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