Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Triple Cooked Lamb

A month after Ortiga , I started craving the lamb again. Shaking and shivering… all I was thinking of was that soft lamb…I think I’ve got the lamb munchies.

With the Global Economic Crisis, I thought I’ll save some money and make it myself. Made my way to the "Lamb Dealer" or butcher as some call it, and asked for some lamb shoulder. Surprisingly; it was one of the cheaper cuts of lamb…only about $9/kg.

Firstly fry the lamb shoulder in a pot with some oil and seasoned it with a little salt and pepper. After the lamb gets a little brown and slightly crisp, fill the pot with some boiling water and mix in some Italian herbs, paprika, salt, pepper, garlic, spring onion, carrots and chicken stock(to soften the meat). After a few hours, take it out and placed it into the oven at about 170-180 degrees till crisp( so you might want to check on it every 10 mins or so).

With the leftover stock, reduce it further … and season based on preference. White wine could be added for a little extra flavor ;)

Ingredients

Lamb shoulder 600g

Italian herbs

Paprika

Salt & pepper

Garlic

Spring onion & carrots

chicken stock

Optional – Homemade mint sauce

Mint leafs – Finely cut

Vinegar

Sugar

Combine the mint and sugar in a small pan. Add the boiling water and stir till the sugar dissolves. Add the vinegar and mix well. Allow the sauce to rest for 15 minutes for the flavor to develop and all ready to go.

What do you guys get the munchies for?

33 comments:

DoodleDollyx said...

Your lamb looks amazing, but i am allergic to it! so sad!! :( RE to your comment - its not hard being a girl!! haha :p

Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...

This look so delicious !

Anonymous said...

Ur lamb dealer is so mouthwatering! Really! Lol.. I saw from the title of ur blog, r u interested in photography? So, what kind of camera u use? If it is Nikon, we may share some experience! :D

Joanne said...

Haha I think there are worse munchies to have than lamb munchies. This looks delicious!

From the Kitchen said...

We've been satisfying our lamb craving recently. Fortunately, there have been a number of ethic festivals around the Chicago area and we've snagged lamb from Serbia and Greece lately. Delicious!

Best,
Bonnie

Kitchen Belleicious said...

Oh it looks amazing! Your lamb is just irresistible. I have never done lamb like this before so you bet I am going to give it a try now

Krysten @ Why Girls Are Weird said...

I've never tried lamb and I'm typically very picky but this looks AMAZING.

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

That is dirt cheap! Here you'll easily pay 4x that price.... I bet that dish was tasty. Yummy.

Cheers,

Rosa

chow and chatter said...

choc he he your lamb looks wonderful

Maureen said...

Your lamb looks very good! Thanks for finding my blog and lovely to meet you!

Having craving for lamb is something that happens often around here.

chef_d said...

Oohhh looks so delicious! I think I have lamb munchies too, thanks for sharing the recipe :)

Carolyn Jung said...

Fried lamb? OMG, I would just want to pick off every little crispy bit. Someone, restrain me, please. ;)

Anonymous said...

im sure this would tickle my husband's taste's bud.. do you think it would work with pork? ;lamb is excruciatingly expensive in japan >_<

Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...

What a interesting recipe for lamb! I've never come across a triple cooked version but I think I'd really like it!

Anonymous said...

Lamb is my favourite.Yours looks absolutely delicioso.Love the mint sauce as well:)

Bijin Blair said...

Yumm, I love lamb <3

Emily Malloy said...

Delicious!

Kimia Kline said...

thanks for your comment on my blog :) that lamb looks delish.

Victoria said...

There are so many times I love a dish somewhere, but it really is much more economical to make it at home :) So glad you got your lamb fix!

Karen Law said...

You sound like a great cook! I'm a bit picky with lamb - it has to be seasoned correctly or else it has this really strong flavour that I dislike. Same with goat.
Oh gosh, I get the munchies for just about anything LOL Anything bad that is!

Unknown said...

omg yum! i can sure go for this lamb right about now!

The Blonde Duck said...

I love lamb!

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masini second said...

Oh my God this looks so good and i`m sure that it is delicious too. I think it is not a very difficult recipe so i will give it a try, thanks a lot for sharing.

noone said...

the lamb looks delicious! I always love eating lamb, it has that really rich taste to it compare to other meats

♥Bunny♥ said...

wow, that seriously looks good. not a big fan of lamb (because of the smell) but reading the process to make that, I bet the smell and stuff are all gone except the deliciousness!!

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mirjam schuurkamp said...

Looks so delicious!
Jummie!
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Fresh Local and Best said...

I'll have to check out this cut. It looks delicious!

The Blonde Duck said...

I get the munchies for burgers and bbq, or thick steaks!

That's Ron said...

hey nic nic, yea u sure can do this with pork. I prefer pork more actually.

That's Ron said...

anonymous: I love photography.. use canon tho. I'm sure we can share still

Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...

I could go for some nice lamb shoulder, braised and delicious.

CHECKS AND SPOTS said...

OH MY GOODNESS! This looks delicious!
Bet that satisfied your lamb craving...