Claudia Roden | Slow-Roasted Shoulder of Lamb with Couscous Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 whole bone-in shoulder of lamb
• 250g couscous
• 1 tbsp orange blossom water
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
• 150g pitted dates, cut into small pieces
• 50g seedless raisins
• 100g blanched almonds, coarsely chopped
• 2 tbsp date syrup, plus more to pass around in the jar
• 65g butter, cut into small pieces
• salt and black pepper
• 8 - 12 dates
• 8-12 blanched almonds