💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
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Mix the cumin, paprika, turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, salt and black pepper and coat the meat with the mixture.
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Heat the olive oil in a heavy pan and brown the meat on all sides, 3 minutes per side.
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💡What you brown (meat, patties, schnitzel) goes into hot oil: in lukewarm oil it soaks it up and comes out greasy. For onion and garlic that you soften, oil heated over medium or low heat is enough; do not wait for it to smoke.
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Transfer the meat to a baking pan, arrange the onion and garlic cloves around it, pour the water into the bottom.
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Bake tightly covered with foil 120 minutes, until the meat softens.
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💡Shoulder is rich in connective tissue: only long, covered baking, in the steam of the liquids in the pan, makes it tender. The cover comes off only at the end, for browning.
💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
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Bake without the foil 30 minutes, until the meat is browned, tender and falls apart easily with a fork.
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Sprinkle the cilantro on top.
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Serve the meat with Rice.
333calories
34 gprotein
5 gcarbs
19 gfat
● protein 42%● carbs 6%● fat 53%
Per serving (275 g), of 4 servings
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Cardamom: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2 g · 311 kcal per 100 g · More about Cardamom →
🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels
Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Frying pan· Also works: Wok (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
Baking pan· Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
🧻 Consumables: Aluminum foil
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