Name: Lamb Shoulder with Pomegranate and Pistachios
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 260 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 kg lamb shoulder (bone-in); 3 tbsp pomegranate molasses; 8 cloves garlic (minced); 2 tsp cumin; 1 tsp cinnamon; 3 tbsp olive oil; 100 g pomegranate seeds; 50 g pistachios (toasted, roughly chopped); 1 handful fresh mint; salt (generous)

Slow-roasted lamb that falls apart at the touch of a fork, finished with jewel-like pomegranate seeds and crunchy pistachios.

This is my dinner party showstopper. You put a beautiful piece of lamb in the oven, ignore it for 4 hours, and it comes out looking and tasting like something from a Persian feast. The pomegranate molasses in the marinade gives the lamb this gorgeous mahogany color and a sweet-tart depth that regular lamb just does not have. The slow roasting renders all the fat so the meat is impossibly tender and the outside gets these crispy, caramelized edges. I finish it with fresh pomegranate seeds and t