Roast Shoulder of Lamb with Caramelized Baby Onions and Honey

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   Put the lamb skin side up in a baking dish or roasting pan.

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   Sprinkle with salt and pepper and roast in an oven preheated to 475F for 15 minutes.

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   Then lower the heat to 350F and cook for 3 hours, until the skin is crisp and brown and the meat is juicy and meltingly tender.

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   Pour off the fat after about 2 hours.

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   Blanch the baby onions or shallots in boiling water for 5 minutes, drain, and when they are cool enough to handle, peel off the skins and trim the roots.

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   Heat the olive oil in a wide pan, and put in the onions.

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   Half-cover with about 1 cup water and add a little salt and pepper.

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   Braise for about 35 minutes, covering the pan at first, then removing the lid to reduce the liquid.

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   Cook, stirring occasionally, until all the liquid has disappeared and the onions are soft and brown in the sizzling oil.

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    They will be ready when the point of a sharp knife goes in easily.

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    Add the honey and cook, stirring often, for 15 minutes, until the onions are caramelized and soft enough to, as they say in Morocco, crush with the tongue.

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    Serve very hot.

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    Accompany the lamb with the onions, and pass around salt and pepper for the meat, which is needed to mitigate the sweetness of the onions.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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