Cooking Times

20 min
Prep Time
113 min
Cook Time
133 min
Total Time

Ingredients (10 items)

3.00 lbs Lamb shoulder
bone-in, chunked
6.00 Eggs
2.00 cups Pecorino cheese
grated
1.00 large Onion
diced
1.00 cup White wine
0.25 cup Lemon juice
4.00 cloves Garlic
2.00 tsp Marjoram
dried
0.25 cup Olive oil
2.00 tsp Salt and pepper
each

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Brown lamb chunks in olive oil on all sides.
15 minutes
2
Add onion and garlic. Sauté until soft.
8 minutes
3
Add wine, marjoram. Simmer covered 1.5 hours until lamb tender.
90 minutes
4
Beat eggs with pecorino and lemon juice.
5
Remove pot from heat. Let cool 2 minutes.
2 minutes
6
Slowly pour egg mixture over lamb, stirring constantly.
7
Return to very low heat. Stir gently until sauce thickens. Don't boil.
5 minutes
8
Serve immediately. Abruzzo Christmas tradition. Apennine shepherd heritage.