Lamb recipes

[#juan]

Last week the Superstore was offering frozen "Lamb Shoulder chops" at about five dollars a pound. They all seemed to be about one to one and a half kilograms. Once they are thawed out they look a bit like a butterflied leg of lamb and that is exactly how I cooked it. It probably would have been good on the barbeque but I just browned it slightly and put i into a covered pot with a couple onions and a few carrots and a half cup of red wine. I baked it in a 350 degree oven for one and a half hours. It turned out quite nice. This cut is a little less expensive than any other cut of boneless lamb.

 

[karrie]

My family adores lamb... my kids go berserk for it. Their absolute fave is skewered and bbq'd. Typically I just find whatever lamb is affordable, trim and cube it, and dress it with a greek marinade (lemon juice, olive oil, pepper, basil, garlic, salt). Not too strong, as you don't want to totally overpower the meat. Then we serve it with a feta sauce (desired amount of strained balkan yogurt, mix in feta and paprika to taste... I make a fairly thick sauce with lots of feta). Assorted grilled vegetables complete the meal, and help give you more vehicles for getting the feta sauce to your mouth. lol.

 

[Risus]

I barbecue lamb chops with lemon/herb seasoning. Comes out great.

 

[AnnaG]

• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 2 tbs mint jelly
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 10 large mushrooms, cut in half
• 2 green onions, minced
• cubed lamb chunks
• 1/2 pound sliced thick cut bacon, cut in half
• red bell peppers
• skewers

Marinate for 1 hour in the fridge the lamb and mushrooms in a bowl with the soy sauce, cider vinegar, mint jelly, canola oil, and green onions.
Preheat grill or BBQ or whatever to a high heat.
Wrap the lamb with the bacon and skewer, then alternate with red pepper chunks, then mushrooms.
While cooking, keep brushing the kabobs with the marinate mix until the bacon is crisp.
Bon apetit!

 

[gopher]

I have not had lamb for quite a while and will have to partake of it, soon. Thanks for the inspiration.

 

[AnnaG]

• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 2 tbs mint jelly
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 10 large mushrooms, cut in half
• 2 green onions, minced
• cubed lamb chunks
• 1/2 pound sliced thick cut bacon, cut in half
• red bell peppers
• skewers

Marinate for 1 hour in the fridge the lamb and mushrooms in a bowl with the soy sauce, cider vinegar, mint jelly, canola oil, and green onions.
Preheat grill or BBQ or whatever to a high heat.
Wrap the lamb with the bacon and skewer, then alternate with red pepper chunks, then mushrooms.
While cooking, keep brushing the kabobs with the marinate mix until the bacon is crisp.
Bon apetit!

Oh, yeah, a title. They are shish kebabs.

 

[gopher]

Great recipe, Anna!

Since I'm greatly into spices, I would add a combo of crushed garlic & peppercorn and ginger into the vinegar-soy mixture.

Yum, yum!!

 

[AnnaG]

Great recipe, Anna!

Since I'm greatly in spices, I would add a combo of crushed garlic & peppercorn and ginger into the vinegar-soy mixture.

Yum, yum!!

Thanks.
If you do that, though, don't add the mint jelly. Somehow a garlic/ginger/mint mix doesn't sound too appetizing. Might try honey instead?

 

[gerryh]

The only time I buy lamb is if it's fresh, the frozen crap is from new zealand and we have enough farmers raising lamb in Canada that I refuse to support farmers living across the ocean.

 

[AnnaG]

Good for you, Gerry. Local is best.

 

[gerryh]

for a while, Jenn didn't like me shopping at safeway with her as I would question the meat and produce people as to where everything came from. I especially hate the produce marked "product of Canada/U.S." which is it? I would recieve looks that said "what the hell does it matter?" The same with frozen Coho, I asked where it was from and they said, "the Pacific", I said what country... they said Alaska, I told em I didn't want it then, only Canadian caught Salmon thank you.

 

[VanIsle]

for a while, Jenn didn't like me shopping at safeway with her as I would question the meat and produce people as to where everything came from. I especially hate the produce marked "product of Canada/U.S." which is it? I would recieve looks that said "what the hell does it matter?" The same with frozen Coho, I asked where it was from and they said, "the Pacific", I said what country... they said Alaska, I told em I didn't want it then, only Canadian caught Salmon thank you.

Good for you. Produce marked in such a manner means they have mixed the fruit from the two countries so you have to go through and read those tiny little labels. So far I have not seen mixed Delicious Apples (red) - just those marked with a grown in BC label. Gala's show both countries. Not much problem with our fish here and where it comes from. I'm not into Super Store meat. According to their meat dept. workers (they don't seem to be called Butcher's anymore)all the fish they sell is farm fish. For the most part, I just don't shop there anyway.
For anyone near a SOM store in BC - last day tomorrow (Sat.) for Roast Beef at $2.00 a pound. I cooked a roast for dinner tonight - nice slow cooking as it is of course a cheaper cut of meat but it was lovely and tender meat. Hubby was so impressed he came to the store tonight and bought 3 more. You are getting a 6 pound roast for $12.00.

 

[#juan]

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Not much problem with our fish here and where it comes from. I'm not into Super Store meat. According to their meat dept. workers (they don't seem to be called Butcher's anymore)all the fish they sell is farm fish. For the most part, I just don't shop there anyway.

We do most of our grocery shopping at SOM, but the Superstore's fish are definitely not all farm fish. I don't buy Atlantic salmon period. Their selection of fish is better than any store I know of. The Superstore sells Red Snapper fillets that are second to none, very well boned and trimmed. The pink salmon at Superstore are like SOM, mainly whole, frozen fish. Sockeye, Coho, and Spring are for special events at our house because of the price.

 

[winniethepooh]

I love lamb, don't get it too often because of the price, but when I do I prefer the small loin chops, bbq'd and just served with lots of mint sauce. I did try mixing some of the thick mint sauce with redcurrant jelly, melt it together, then brush it on the chops - delicious.

 

[YukonJack]

For the VERY, VERY best lamb dishes, go and visit Penelope's Restaurant, across the St. Lawrence Center in Toronto.

Getting their recipes? GOOD LUCK!!

 

[talloola]

My family adores lamb... my kids go berserk for it. Their absolute fave is skewered and bbq'd. Typically I just find whatever lamb is affordable, trim and cube it, and dress it with a greek marinade (lemon juice, olive oil, pepper, basil, garlic, salt). Not too strong, as you don't want to totally overpower the meat. Then we serve it with a feta sauce (desired amount of strained balkan yogurt, mix in feta and paprika to taste... I make a fairly thick sauce with lots of feta). Assorted grilled vegetables complete the meal, and help give you more vehicles for getting the feta sauce to your mouth. lol.

Sounds yummy Karrie, because I hate lamb, but all of the extra flavourings you
put on it would taste great, I would eat the sauces/veggies and forget about the lamb.;-)

 

[VanIsle]

We do most of our grocery shopping at SOM, but the Superstore's fish are definitely not all farm fish. I don't buy Atlantic salmon period. Their selection of fish is better than any store I know of. The Superstore sells Red Snapper fillets that are second to none, very well boned and trimmed. The pink salmon at Superstore are like SOM, mainly whole, frozen fish. Sockeye, Coho, and Spring are for special events at our house because of the price.

I don't buy a lot of fish because - I am a Halibut fan and it's both expensive and scarce. I do like Sockeye as well but not near as much. I know the packaging at SS says it is fresh fish but the claim is that it is farm fish. It is nothing I am certain of so I am certainly not prepared to say that I know I am right. SOM has expensive fish so I leave it in the meat dept. ;-) We have not had any good buys on Halibut for the past two seasons and it seems ridiculous to me that you and I live in this city and yet we have to pay about $12.00 for a one piece Halibut meal if we eat out. Have to pay pretty close to that even if we buy it and eat in. We camped at Rondalyn last summer and bought some beautiful Sockeye at (I believe) the Country Grocers Store. Most of their prices are pretty steep but that was on a good buy so we bought a whole fish and just froze it in the trailer freezer. Sure could use a good Halibut feed though. I'm used to having a good stock of it in the freezer but we didn't get up Island this year to buy any.

 

[AnnaG]

A friend of ours has a Greek restaurant and serves a lamb/tomato sauce dish loaded with garlic and oregano that's just superb. I've been trying to remeber the name of it.

 

[#juan]

The only time I buy lamb is if it's fresh, the frozen crap is from new zealand and we have enough farmers raising lamb in Canada that I refuse to support farmers living across the ocean.

Gerry there is nothing wrong with New Zealand lamb. If New Zealand farmers can raise lamb and ship it 12 thousand miles and be competitive, all the more strength to them. I'm pretty sure that lamb producers in New Zealand are operating under at least the same rules regarding health and product safety as we are. Can we ship lamb to New Zealand and be competitive? I doubt it.

 

[karrie]

Gerry there is nothing wrong with New Zealand lamb.

There's also nothing wrong with choosing to support local farmers for economic and environmental reasons.