# Creamy Orzo with Slow-Braised Lamb Shoulder

Recipe by [Inês Carvalho](https://fridge.menu/en/u/inescarvalho)

A comforting dish of creamy orzo topped with tender, slow-braised lamb shoulder.

Servings: 4 · Cook 60 min · Meat

Contains: gluten, milk

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## Ingredients

- 750 g [Lamb shoulder](https://fridge.menu/en/i/lamb)
- 20 g [Butter](https://fridge.menu/en/i/butter)
- 2 pcs [Onion](https://fridge.menu/en/i/onion) — finely chopped
- 3 pcs [Carrot](https://fridge.menu/en/i/carrot) — finely diced
- 2 pcs [Celery](https://fridge.menu/en/i/celery) — finely diced
- 200 ml [White wine](https://fridge.menu/en/i/white-wine)
- 500 ml [Stock](https://fridge.menu/en/i/stock)
- 0.5 tsp [Dried rosemary](https://fridge.menu/en/i/dried-rosemary)
- 1 tsp [Dried thyme](https://fridge.menu/en/i/dried-thyme)
- [Salt](https://fridge.menu/en/i/salt) — to taste
- [Black pepper](https://fridge.menu/en/i/black-pepper) — freshly ground, to taste
- 500 g [Orzo pasta](https://fridge.menu/en/i/pasta)
- 75 g [Parmesan](https://fridge.menu/en/i/parmesan) — grated
- 100 ml [Parsley](https://fridge.menu/en/i/parsley) — finely chopped
- 1 pcs [Lemon](https://fridge.menu/en/i/lemon) — finely grated zest

## Steps

1. Trim the lamb shoulder of any membrane and pat dry with kitchen paper. Brown the meat in the butter in a large pot, then set aside.
2. Add the onion, carrot and celery to the pot and cook over medium heat until the onion has softened.
3. Add the browned meat, white wine, stock, rosemary, thyme, salt and freshly ground pepper.
4. Cover, bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer, skimming off any foam a few times.
5. Lower the heat to a minimum, cover again and simmer gently for 2½ hours, until the meat is tender. (150 min)
6. Remove the meat from the pot and strain the vegetable broth. Add half of the broth to the pot with the orzo.
7. Bring to the boil, stirring, and cook until the orzo is perfectly tender, adding more broth as needed.
8. Mix the parsley with the lemon zest.
9. Stir the braised vegetable mixture from the lamb into the cooked orzo, and season with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste.
10. Spoon the orzo into deep bowls, break the meat into pieces and arrange on top. Sprinkle with lemon zest, parsley, grated Parmesan and freshly ground pepper.

## What was changed

The name for the lamb shoulder ingredient was corrected to match the actual meat used in the recipe Lamb shoulder.

Published 2026-10-08

https://fridge.menu/en/r/orzo-with-braised-lamb-5u2jhbjh

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