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Photo Wednesday: Lambs

By stark (Tue May 15, 2007 at 10:07:37 PM EST) photos, photo of the day, lamb (all tags)

A couple of lamb-based photos today, for all your springtime needs. Oh, and a recipe poll...

Two lambs

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Photo Wednesday: Lambs | 22 comments (22 topical, 0 hidden)

Those look delicious by MohammedNiyalSayeed (4.00 / 3) #1 Tue May 15, 2007 at 10:14:35 PM EST

I'll have a shawarma, to go, please.

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Lamb Kebab by cam (4.00 / 2) #8 Wed May 16, 2007 at 02:09:00 AM EST

at 4am. Lamb mixed with blowfly never tasted so good.

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: Ah yes by Phage (4.00 / 3) #12 Wed May 16, 2007 at 03:29:23 AM EST

Remembering to hold the kebab vertically to allow the grease to run out.

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Roast Lamb by Phage (4.00 / 3) #2 Tue May 15, 2007 at 11:55:26 PM EST

With garlic (no, not him) and rosemary.

How I do it by Herring (4.00 / 2) #3 Wed May 16, 2007 at 12:05:53 AM EST

Roughly mash up garlic & rosemary in a pestle & mortar with a little olive oil. Then stab holes in the lamb and poke the mixture in. Spread the rest over the outside and also a bit of oil and salt on the skin for cripsiness and great justice. Roast until meat thermometer indicates "rare" (20 minutes plus 15-20 minutes per pound).

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That's very close to ours by Phage (4.00 / 1) #4 Wed May 16, 2007 at 12:21:11 AM EST

Same cooking time, but I put pieces of garlic and/or sprigs of rosemary into the stabulations, plus the oil and a little salt.

Last year we also made our own jell'es and chutneys. I can recommend a Rowan jelly with lamb and other slightly gamey meats.

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Sounds good by Herring (4.00 / 2) #5 Wed May 16, 2007 at 12:38:52 AM EST

The recipe I want to try is where you put anchovies into the lamb. I haven't as yet because it would scare Mrs. H. If I were to do it, I'd freeze the anchovy fillets to make it possible to insert them.

I might try it on part of a joint next time I do a joint of lamb. Leg is a bit expensive to fuck up though.

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: Anchovies ? by Phage (2.00 / 0) #7 Wed May 16, 2007 at 01:02:14 AM EST

Okaaaay.
Easier than freezing would be too cut a slice under the skin and insert the fillet like a fishy implant. I've done it with chicken and works well.

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I'll try the garlic and rosemary by nebbish (2.00 / 0) #6 Wed May 16, 2007 at 01:01:47 AM EST

I use dripping instead of oil though. Great tasting meat, only problem is draining it off to make gravy with the juices.

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You only need a small amount of oil by Herring (4.00 / 1) #9 Wed May 16, 2007 at 02:45:30 AM EST

just to lubricate the process as it were. And a tiny bit more to stick salt to the skin.

Things to do: Wander into a butchers, ask "Do you keep dripping?" if they say yes, say "Awkward, isn't it". That's right up there with phoning up Waterstones, and when they say "Can I help you" answer "No thanks, I'm just browsing".

I tend to use oil rather than dripping for roast veg because of SD being all veggie.

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Veggies by nebbish (4.00 / 1) #10 Wed May 16, 2007 at 02:51:12 AM EST

Pain, aren't they? Nowt like roast potatoes done in animal fat.

Mind you, bet she'll outlive all the carnivores.

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Bugger! by ambrosen (2.00 / 0) #13 Wed May 16, 2007 at 03:36:11 AM EST

I missed Milton Jones last night. Time for listen again, methinks.

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Bugger! by ambrosen (4.00 / 1) #14 Wed May 16, 2007 at 03:36:11 AM EST

I missed Milton Jones last night. Time for listen again, methinks.

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So did I by Herring (2.00 / 0) #15 Wed May 16, 2007 at 03:53:32 AM EST

Thanks for the reminder. Some days you have to love the BBC.

BTW, glad to see Multipost is working again.

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It was replaced by ambrosen (2.00 / 0) #17 Wed May 16, 2007 at 04:17:37 AM EST

by Dead Ringers, a tribute to Tony Blair.

I don't even get that multiposting, I was actually using the computer, not the phone. Mind you, Safari is cack.

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: Screw that by Herring (2.00 / 0) #18 Wed May 16, 2007 at 04:23:46 AM EST

I have never been a fan of Dead Ringers. Also the fact that most of their impressions open with "Hello, I'm <x>". Like the impression is so good, they have to tell us. Plus the woman who does the Clarrie Grundy impression is rubbish.

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wipo: All of the above by wiredog (4.00 / 2) #11 Wed May 16, 2007 at 02:59:25 AM EST

Though I have no idea what Lancashire hotpot is.

Butterflied leg of lamb rubbed with olive oil that's had ground up rosemary and roast garlic steeped in it for a day or so for flavor. Sprinkle a little salt and pepper on it. Cook on the charcoal grill. Yummers.

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And has no one mentioned by greyrat (2.00 / 0) #16 Wed May 16, 2007 at 03:54:05 AM EST

gyros yet?

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: Nor gymbals by Phage (4.00 / 1) #19 Wed May 16, 2007 at 04:30:21 AM EST

What is..<google>..Oh yeah.
They're damn good with the caraway seeds on the outside 'n' everything, but the roast is still a clear winner.

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WIPO: Shashlika . . . by slozo (4.00 / 1) #20 Wed May 16, 2007 at 07:25:02 AM EST

. . . Georgia's/Russia's/Turkey's answer to the shish kebab.

I thought that was made with by greyrat (2.00 / 0) #21 Wed May 16, 2007 at 07:49:09 AM EST

beef or goat or -- well -- not lamb.

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: Actually, it was traditionally . . . by slozo (2.00 / 0) #22 Wed May 16, 2007 at 07:59:11 AM EST

. . . lamb, I think, then the other meats were added. It's become very popular in Asia/Eastern Europe/northern Middle East though, and lamb isn't always the cheapest.
I first had it in Latvia, in the mid '90s, and even found it in Scadanavia. Had it a few times in China at the many muslim restaurants, where they only served it as lamb or beef.
Done right, it's magnificent.

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Photo Wednesday: Lambs | 22 comments (22 topical, 0 hidden)

-	Rogan Josh	28%
-	Kebab	28%
-	Roast with mint sauce	7%
-	Shepherds pie	7%
-	Chops with rosemary	14%
-	Irish stew	0%
-	Lancashire hotpot	0%
-	Other (write-in)	14%


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