Lamb Confit
By: Melissa Peterman
Published: Monday, January 18, 2010 - 10:15am

Ingredients




1 de-boned shoulder of lamb
1 cup (2 ½ dl) coarse sea salt, or more
2 sprigs of thyme
2 sprigs of rosemary
1 quart (1 liter) duck or goose fat

Preparation

1 Start preparations at least 1 day in advance. Place the lamb in a tray with coarse sea salt, rosemary and thyme and leave it for about 24 hours. 2 Preheat oven to 200 degrees (95 C). Brush off the salt and rinse the meat well in cold, running water. Place the meat in an ovenproof container just big enough to hold the meat. 3 Melt the duck or goose fat and cover the meat with the fat. Bake it in the oven for 6-8 hours. 4 Place the meat on a kitchen towel to dry off some of the fat. Serve with mustard, salad and boiled root vegetables, such as rutabagas.

About


This recipe comes from the New Scandinavian Cooking Recipe Collection.
This is a way to prepare lamb that is inspired by the French duck confit. A salted shoulder of lamb is cooked in duck fat for a long time using relatively low temperature. It is a specialty of the Idsøe.