World Flavors Cookbook

Shuwa (Slow-Roasted Lamb)

Name: Shuwa (Slow-Roasted Lamb)
Cook time: 1440 min
Cuisine: Oman
Ingredients: whole lamb or goat, cumin, coriander, turmeric, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, garlic, dried lime, banana leaves, date palm fronds

Oman's national dish; tender lamb slow-roasted in an underground pit, seasoned with a complex Omani spice blend.

Cuisine: Oman

Ingredients

whole lamb or goat, cumin, coriander, turmeric, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, garlic, dried lime, banana leaves, date palm fronds

Instructions

Marinate lamb with spices, garlic, and dried lime. Wrap in banana leaves and secure with palm fronds. Bury in an underground pit oven with hot coals. Roast for 12-24 hours. Serve shredded with rice and flatbread.