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Slow Cooked Pulled Lamb with White Wine & Root Vegetables

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One of our favourite dishes is lamb shanks which I have never made at home but really ought to! With this in mind my husband suggested that rather than roasting the leg of lamb we had, why didn’t I slow cook it to replicate the lamb shanks we both love.

So this is how Slow Cooked Pulled Lamb with White Wine & Root Vegetables came to be. As I’m getting to know and feel a lot more comfortable with my slow cooker I had a rummage around and found a little bottle of Prosecco that Sainsburys had kindly sent me and decided that that would give a lovely flavour to the dish.

I also had a butternut squash, carrots, parsnips and onion which would add a lovely sweetness and be a good accompaniment to the lamb. If I’d had some fresh rosemary I would have stuck some fronds into the lamb but I just had some dried so sprinkled that on instead!

I used to have a lovely big rosemary bush in my old house but since moving to our current one the Wisley Beetle just decimates any rosemary I try to grow so I’ve had to give up!

Slow Cooker Pulled Lamb with White Wine & Root Vegetables in a slow cooker.

Anyway, I can’t tell you how delicious and succulent the lamb was. Even my daughter who is quite finicky about eating meat had seconds! With the cooking liquor I made gravy and for extra lushness you could melt in some redcurrant jelly which I will definitely do next time.

I added some extra roasted parsnips, peas and crispy coated roast potatoes to go alongside the vegetables that had been cooked with the lamb. I think it’s fair to say we were all in culinary heaven eating this dish. I can’t drink wine due to allergies but I shan’t complain if anyone wants to give us a bottle as this slow cooked lamb is divine!

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Have you ever replicated a supermarket dish at home with success and if so what was it? Do let me know in the comments below!

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As my Slow Cooked Pulled Lamb with White Wine & Root Vegetables uses rosemary I am entering it into Karen at Lavender & Lovage’s Cooking with Herbs challenge. prinSg lamb is very much in season so I’m entering Ren Behan’s Simple & in Season challenge. Likewise I am entering Four Seasons Food which is run by both Anneli at Delicieux and Louisa at Eat Your Veg who is also hosting this month! Extra Veg is another challenge.  I’m entering Mark from Javelin Warrior’s Cookin w/luv Made with Love Mondays challenge as this dish is made from scratch! Last but by no means lease I’m entering Janice from Farmersgirl Kitchen’s Slow Cooker Challenge!

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Slow Cooked Pulled Lamb with White Wine & Root Vegetables

Slow cooked pulled leg of lamb cooked in white wine and root vegetables for the perfect dining experience!
Course Main
Cuisine British
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours 5 minutes
Total Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Servings 4 - 5
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 1 Kg Half leg of lamb
  • 350 g Butternut squash chopped
  • 2 Carrots chopped
  • 1 Parsnip chopped
  • 1 Onion quartered
  • 4 Cloves of garlic halved lengthways
  • 4 Cloves of garlic crushed
  • 200 ml White wine I used Prosecco
  • 200 ml Vegetable stock
  • ½ tsp Dried rosemary
  • Freshly ground salt & pepper

Instructions

  • Seal the lamb in a frying pan all over.
  • Pearce the skin with a knife in eight places and slide in the halved garlic cloves.
  • Place the butternut squash and onion in base of slow cooker.
  • Place the lamb on top.
  • Arrange the carrot, parsnip and crushed garlic around the lamb.
  • Sprinkle on the rosemary and seasoning.
  • Pour the wine and stock into the slow cooker.
  • Cook on low for 6 hours or until meat is cooked and tender.
  • Remove the lamb and pull apart with 2 forks.
  • Strain off the cooking liquor and use to make your gravy, you could add some red currant jelly for extra lushness!
  • Serve with the slow cooked vegetables, roast potatoes and a green vegetable of your choice.

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  7. Heather Haigh

    I love lamb done in the slow cooker – one of the best gadgets I invested in – and that looks like a lovely hearty meal.

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  9. William Gould

    I love slow cooked meats! This looks like a great winter meal, and help keep the kitchen warm while it’s cooking!

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  13. Anne Dalzell

    I don’t eat lamb (but my poor husband loves in), i imagine this would be gorgeous with brisket too.x

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  24. Louisa Foti

    Oh lovely Camilla, the lamb looks to die for. Truly mouthwateringly delish. And the perfect dish to ‘Celebrate Spring’, thanks so much for linking up to May’s Four Seasons Food event. I’ve recently bought a slow cooker too and am slowly getting to grips with it so shall be bookmarking your recipe!

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    • Camilla

      Thanks Louisa, I think owning a slow cooker is like riding a bike, you suddenly just get the hang of it and away you go – did take me a couple of years to get into it properly though!

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  27. Heather Haigh

    I have only recently got a slow cooker, after breaking my arm made putting a casserole in the oven impossible, and I’m a keen convert but on the lookout for recipes. This sounds great, I do love lamb. Got this bookmarked and will try it soon. Thank you!

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  28. Tracy Nixon

    I wonder if I could use red wine? White wine always gives me a bad stomach? Though if it is used as a cooking ingredient then it may not hurt my stomach? Mmmmm – does sound lovely and I am tempted!

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    • Camilla

      I’m allergic to wine so I think it would change once cooked. The white wine worked really well as it was so light but I’m sure you could use red wine if you wanted to but it would be heavier in flavour.

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  29. Sarah Maclean

    This dish sounds like my kind of dinner! And I have been meaning to use the slow cooker more too.

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  30. Maya Russell

    I made this recipe yesterday. (The lamb was on offer at Sainsbury’s). My lamb didn’t pull apart quite like yours. I should have left it cooking for another hour or two but the kids were hungry! Served it with baked potatoes. Thanks for this delicious, easy recipe.

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  31. burriwi

    I’ve never used a slow cooker before, but I’m tempted to get one now! How big is your cooker/crockpot?

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  36. Carolyn Clapham

    That sounds lovely. If the family come over this weekend, I know what I’m going to make them 🙂

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  39. shaheen

    I’m so sorry Camilla that I won’t be able to showcase it on this month #ExtraVeg Challenge as it is exclusively vegetarian and so is my blog – so I won’t be including it in the final round up, but I am so pleased that you have been able to enter it on many other blog challenges. KInd wishes, Shaheen

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    • Camilla

      I’m so sorry Shaheen for not paying closer attention. That’s the trouble with entering so many challenges you take you eye off the ball. It’s not the first time I’ve done this type of thing, do remove me from the linky I’ll try to read the small print next time LOL!

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  40. Fish Fingers for tea

    Ooh, lamb! My very favourite meat but we have it so rarely, this looks lovely. I love melting some redcurrant jelly into gravy, totally lush!

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  41. DANIELLE VEDMORE

    Looks delicious! Lamb is a firm family favourite! Your roast potatoes look amazing! Could just eat that right now! xoxo

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  42. Javelin Warrior

    I love the use of the prosecco to add flavor to the lamb – it sounds wonderful and so much tastier than using a red. Especially with the combination of root veggies. And using the slow-cooker is a perfect option for those busy days when you just want to come home to a hot meal…

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  43. Miss. Lucinda Fountain

    This ‘Slow Cooked Pulled Lamb with White Wine & Root Vegetables’ sounds utterly delicious and a really innovative dish – – very good!

    The use of slow cooking makes the Lamb more succulent and a wonderful meal for the weekend, with a nice glass of wine it is a hearty dish!

    Your inspired dish reminds me of when i replicated a dish with success…from ‘M&S’.

    It was a Vegetable Penne –
    basically Penne pasta with brocolli florets, petit pois, runner beans, pumpkin seads (bought in a small packet), some goats cheese and the juice of a lemon on top!

    It was a really nice healthy pasta meal which i also added pieces of cold chicken on top! I love M&S food and so to be able to replicate one of their meals without having to buy it made-up from a packet was very satisfying.

    I will be adding your recipe above to my cookbook.

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