Ground lamb

queenrobot

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Does any one know of any good recipes using ground lamb?
I bought a small package to try yesterday and can't really think of what to do with it. I was thinking maybe something Greek style. I have some Greek yogurt, perhaps I could use that as well?


Thanks in advance guys!
 

queenrobot

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I did a little search online, but ATOT usually has better, tastier suggestions. :)
 

acheron

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I made kibbeh out of ground lamb and bulghur wheat last week, and had it with Greek yogurt. Was pretty good though I need more practice.

(one recipe, another one, I kind of used a combination of the two.)
 

silverpig

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Lamb burgers are great. You can do them up a little greek style if you like.

Take the ground lamb, add an egg, some quick oats or bread crumbs, and some greek seasonings. Form into patties and cook however you would normally cook a burger.

For toppings, I suggest tomatoes, tzatziki sauce, alfalfa sprouts, and feta cheese.


I just made lamb cabbage rolls which are fantastic too.

Mix the lamb with your choice of spices. Paprika, pepper, salt, oregano, and maybe a bit of cayenne for heat. Roll into 1-1.5" diameter balls.

Take a head of green cabbage and carefully peel off the leaves, so you have enough for all the lamb balls. Bring a very large pot filled 3/4 of the way with salted water to a boil and blanche the leaves for a few minutes, until they are soft and pliable. Dunk into cold water to shock them and stop the cooking.

Put the lamb balls in leaves of cabbage, one per, and put the cabbage rolls into a large covered roaster dish.

Make a sauce for the cabbage rolls. A good starter sauce is to use 1 can of tomato soup and 1 can of tomato juice. Spice this mixture up really well to give it a lot of flavour. Pepper, bay leaves, salt, paprika, cayenne, oregano, maybe some cumin and/or coriander... Pour the sauce over the cabbage rolls, cover them, and bake them in the oven at 325 for about 2 hours to ensure the lamb cooks.
 

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I used to make meatballs with cumin, garlic, onion, lemon zest, s&p, and sometimes a little feta cheese if I had it around (plus egg and breadcrumbs to bind of course), then after they were fried up I dipped them in yoghurt mixed with fresh mint, lemon juice, and a little s&p. Pretty tasty.

KT
 

spidey07

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Now that I think about it, stuffed peppers or stuffed grape leafs would be excellent with lamb.

Silverpig - I do similar for stuffed cabbage but prefer red cabbage, more flavor.
 

WelshBloke

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Originally posted by: KeithTalent
I used to make meatballs with cumin, garlic, onion, lemon zest, s&p, and sometimes a little feta cheese if I had it around (plus egg and breadcrumbs to bind of course), then after they were fried up I dipped them in yoghurt mixed with fresh mint, lemon juice, and a little s&p. Pretty tasty.

KT


Now this sound like win! :thumbsup:

 

leftyman

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In Stephen Kings Apt Pupil the concentration camp commander would use lamb stew to entice the prisoners to squeal on one another.

Something to do with how tender lamb stew is and how bad the camp prisoners teeth were.

mmm..lamb stew :thumbsup:
 

queenrobot

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Originally posted by: WelshBloke
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
I used to make meatballs with cumin, garlic, onion, lemon zest, s&p, and sometimes a little feta cheese if I had it around (plus egg and breadcrumbs to bind of course), then after they were fried up I dipped them in yoghurt mixed with fresh mint, lemon juice, and a little s&p. Pretty tasty.

KT


Now this sound like win! :thumbsup:

KT is full of win! :p