Re: I survived pre-historic times today

On 6/5/2025 3:29 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

On 2025-06-05 2:45 p.m., Ed P wrote:

On 6/5/2025 1:18 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

 

I used to be stuck on the roasted salmon, but I'm branching
out.  This is part of my plan to learn to like lamb.
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It's possible I won't have dinner, after this feast.  Or perhaps
just a small salad.
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I like lamb chops.The few times I had other cuts, was not really liking it.

 I only had lamb once when I was a kid because my father disliked it so much. My mother cooked it for me and my brothers when Dad was away on a business trip. I was not impressed. The next time I had it was when my wife, then girlfriend grilled lamb (shoulder) chops on a Hibachi and loved it.
  If you have not enjoyed other cuts there is no point in recommending a leg or shoulder roast, but you should give braised lamb shanks a try.

I love braised lamb shanks.  In fact, I have a couple in the freezer I should cook with some barley.  It's been a while since I made braised lamb shanks.

There is usually enough beef or chicken stock and wine or beer and aromatics to tone down whatever lambiness you don't like. FWIW, my son only tolerated leg of lamb because I made a curry with the leftovers. He recently told me about having lamb shanks in a restaurant he he loved it.
 

I've never cooked a leg of lamb.  But I do remember having an Ethiopian lamb stew before I moved to SC.  It was an odd situation.  The owners of a convenience store down the street were from Ethiopia.  They had a little kitchen that sold typical "Southern" fried chicken and fried quartered potatoes, and typical breakfast stuff, like biscuits & gravy.
One day the woman asked me if I'd like to try a dish she had made for her husband.  I said yes, thank you!  It was a nicely spiced lamb stew made from leg of lamb, served with homemade injera bread to sop up the gravy.  OMG, it was delicious!
Jill