Qatar Living recently caught the Executive Sous Chef Kamal Mers in action at the OPUS restaurant, Park Hyatt. The chef was preparing his famous lamb shoulders dish (French-style) and we happened to get its amazing recipe. At Opus, the focus is on a celebration of Qatari, French, and Mediterranean cuisines in a sharing-style format. The chef cooks from the heart and believes that idea reflects in the taste of the food as well at Opus.

Chef Kamal Mers talks about the popular lamb shoulders recipe at Opus restaurant. He says the dish is cooked with Arabic-Qatari flavors, however, the preparation style is French. The secret lies in slow-cooking the lamb shoulder until the meat is really succulent and tender.

The chef starts off with a rich marinade of various flavors and Arabic spices and goes ahead to seal the shoulder cut in a vacuum-sealed bag, which is also called ‘sous vide’ meaning ‘under vacuum’ technique in temperature-controlled water. In this case, the lamb is cooked at 68 degrees for 48 hours, after which is it further basted and roasted in an oven to add that wonderful outer crust to the meat. Garnished and ready-to-serve, the meat is so soft it falls off the bone.

Have we made you hungry already? Go ahead and order the delicious lamb shoulder when you dine in at Opus, Park Hyatt Doha.       

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