Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Rub the lamb shoulder with the oil and season with salt and pepper. Put the lamb in a flameproof roasting tin and brown over high heat. Add the shallots ...
Place the lamb shoulder on top of the bones and roast in the oven for 20 minutes ... strain the juices from the roasting pan through a fine sieve into a small saucepan and pour off the excess ...
Lamb shoulder is quite a fatty cut ... Drizzle with the olive oil and pour the stock in the bottom. Roast for 30 minutes uncovered. Then lower the temperature to 160C/140C Fan/Gas 3.