How do you season your lamb?

[Tulip]

I did not grow up eating lamb so I never really got a feel for various ways it could be seasoned. The few times I bought lamb chops, they tasted kind of gamey when I was done and the texture was not what I was expecting.

At any rate, I bought some lamb neckbones. They were on sale and I said what the heck, let's give em a try. I cook turkey necks, beef neckbones, and pork neckbones with no problem so I should be able to handle the lamb.

I looked up a few recipes online to guide me, but they all involve making a soup. My plan is to brown them and then stew them down and serve over brown rice I marinated them in onion, garlic, and parsley overnight. I'm looking in my spice cabinet like now what?

Preshate any help you can offer.

[Hush Darlin]

Re: How do you season your lamb?

never cooked lamb before

[Stormmey]

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Make sure you get rid of much of the fat as possible/thin membrane thingy.....trim from the neck or whatever meat.....I've seen the ex soak lamb in lemon juice to get rid of the gameness, he also said the fat/thin membrane covering is what give it the gamey taste.

I have never personally cooked it....my ex did and he used good amout of frest garlic, fresh thyme, mint, rosemary, allspice, onion green onion, ginger, little bit of scotch bonnie pepper etc and let it sit for sometime with all the spices.

He had done a leg of lamb though and added orange and cranberyy to the gravey, hope that helps....yes it did taste good. Lawd a miss dat man cooking

I grew up eating lamb, back then it did taste nasty like wot....when my parents....granperes cook meat it still a MOO I hated it until I met the ex and he cooked it

[Peasie]

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I love lamb.

When the kids were little I used to make a big pot of spaghetti sauce and freeze portions in ziploc bags. I used the lamb neck bones to give the sauce a nice flavor. Brown in olive oil first, add ground beef, then tomatoes and tomato sauce, then seasonings then cook it forever.

But I haven't made that in years.

Occasionally I will buy lamb chops. I season them with garlic, salt and pepper and let marinate for at least 30 minutes. I then sear them in a pan with a little olive oil until just about pinky-red in the middle. I like lamb chops medium-rare.

I love lamb shish kebabs from the mediterranean or greek restaurants

[Tulip]

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Sounds like that man really could cook if he changed your whole opinion of meat.

My mom was known to do the opposite. She would cook it until you could make a leather purse out of it. I thought I hated steak until I the first time I had some hot off the grill.

[Tulip]

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I put it back in the fridge and will try it tomorrow. I'm going with the thyme and rosemary from Stormmey and the salt and pepper from you. I guess I'll try to keep it simple until I figure out what I'm doing.

I have several portions so I'm going to try the spaghetti too one day.

[Suesumba]

Re: How do you season your lamb?

saffron
chili peppers
lemon juice
cumin
coriander,

whole heepa tings.

[Jazz]

Re: How do you season your lamb?

I don;t really cook a lot of lamb...

The cheaper cuts I usually stew and missa man says it's very good
for that - I put a dry rub on the cut up pieces... usually I stick to the basics... likkle salt pepper and allspice

then I fry some garlic in olive oil - and brown the meat in that oil... add stock (beef or vegetable) add onions and whatever other vegetables u want - let it cook down... it;a according to taste cause I change it up every time.

For the chops... salt, pepper, garlic rub... sear on both sides than put in oven - not for too long you have to test to see when it gets to the level of doneness that you like.

I like all my meat well done so once seared about 20 - 30 minutes for me

I usually serve with mint jelly

But as I say - mi nuh fool round the lamb too much

[Tulip]

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OK, it's that time again. I've decided to definitely add the lemon juice and cumin. I'm thinking I might end it up trying the spaghetti. No ground meat though because thsi is last minute decision. I'm sure it will be fine but if it tastes wild I'm going to be outdone.

[Tulip]

Re: How do you season your lamb?

Hmm. This sounds like my original plan. I just missed your post by a few seconds.

I think I can do a better job this way, but I was really considering the spaghetti just now. i had some really good leg of lamb at a Persian restaurant. It was basically stewed.

Oh well, I'll see what comes of this because I know it has to cook a long time.

[Jazz]

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well good luck - let us know how it turns out.

[Bizzy]

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DWL @ scotch bonnie

[Tulip]

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It smells great so I guess it's on like mattie stone. i shall see shortky.

[seemiyah]

Re: How do you season your lamb?

I curry it just like goat.

[Tulip]

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I burnt the ish out of it.

I don't know when I last fell asleep while something was cooking. I got this bright idea to add lentils to the pot. I should have kept it on low but turned it up to medium.

So, I took out a fresh ziploc bag of these [censored] lamb neckbones and put them in the fridge to defrost. I'm going to get this sorted out one way or the other.