Slow-Roast Hogget Shoulder · Rach Pilston
Very occasionally we get some cold and damp weather in Wales, but the weather can’t get in the way of life and we truly believe that the harshest elements can be softened by a hearty meal.
Hogget is a more mature version of lamb. Those additional days munching grass (lamb less than 12 months, hogget 12–24 months, mutton more than 24 months) transform the sweet lamb into a darker, richer meat, which lends itself to slower cooking. Lamb will work as a substitute if you can’t get hold of hogget, although it won’t have the depth of flavour that more mature meat does.
RECIPE: From our book Sea Salt: A perfectly seasoned cookbook.