Questions tagged [lamb]
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How do I determine roasting temperature as a function of time?
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If it takes 90 minutes to roast a leg of lamb at some temperature (perhaps somewhere from 350 to 450 °F?), and it takes 840 minutes to slow-roast a leg of lamb of the same exact weight at some other temperature (possibly 175 to 275 °F?), what…

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How do you safely defrost a whole lamb?
Some supermarkets sell a whole lamb.
The food safety rules for meat dictate defrosting in the fridge, never at room temperature.
The next-size down, a turkey, doesn't even take 24 hours to defrost. It takes either 48 or, if very large, 72 hours to…

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How to properly slow cook lamb's head?
There is a (Turkish?) specialty, boiled lamb's head.
In restaurants, I've noticed it's boiled to an extent that you can pull apart skull segments easily and access the brains.
Whatever I try I can't reach this state. Recently, I used sous vide for…

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How many racks of lamb can be made into a crown roast?
I am serving 6 adults for Christmas dinner, and have 4 racks of lamb, each about 1.25-1.5 lbs. I believe 3 racks will be enough, but I bought another just in case.
Is it possible to make 4 racks into one crown roast, or will it be too big? What…

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How long to sous vide shoulder lamb chop?
How to Sous Vide Lamb says:
Blade Chop: Medium-Rare: 131°F for 18 to 24 Hours (55.0ºC)
Shoulder: Medium-Rare: 131°F for 1 to 2 Days (55.0ºC)
Sous Vide Lamb Chops with Chimichurri Compound Butter says:
132°F for 2 hours
I know sous vide is very…

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Old frozen ground lamb - safe to eat?
I found some old frozen ground lamb in the back of the freezer. It is vacuum sealed, and was placed in the freezer after a couple days of being fresh.
It has been in the freezer for a little over 4 years.
Is it safe to eat?

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Can lamb chops be light fried\sauteed to fully done and how long does it take?
I always thought sauteeing or pan frying with 1-2 tablespoons of oil was for thin cuts of meat. As such it isnt suited for lamb chops.
I've been watching some videos on youtube they sautee the chops or pan fry them seemingly quickly but they dont…

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How can I stabilize Sriracha in sour cream?
I make a spicy Tzatziki inspired sauce to go with certain cuts of lamb, and I've been having some trouble getting the spicy part to be consistent.
I use cucumber (no seeds or peel), sour cream, fresh mint leaves, Sriracha, cinnamon, salt/pepper and…

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Is my Frozen solid Lamb ok to roast I am asking for food safety reasons
I am asking for both food safety and taste reasons, and yes I do have a frost freezer.
Semi-boneless Leg of Lamb, double freezer wrapped date 12/26/14.
7.33lbs
Is it alright to roast?

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Boneless Frozen Lamb Roast
I was wondering if anybody has ever done a Boneless Lamb Roast in a slow-cooker and what the results were ,Thank you,Larry

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I left unopened pack of lamb burgers to thaw on the counter for 2-3 hours
I left unopened pack of lamb burgers to thaw on the counter for 2-3 hours, if I cook them thoroughly should they still be safe to eat? Please advise, haste is appreciated.

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Cooking protein marinated in yogurt
I'm currently on a no-dairy and low sugar diet. I thought to marinate lamb in yogurt, but some of the yogurt got stuck to the lamb afterward and I cooked it anyway. I think the yogurt gave it nice caramelization or whatever the black spots were. My…

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How long will a frozen lamb roast stay "good" ?
I have a lamb roast in the freezer ( uncooked) that I put there at Christma, will this still be
"good"? thank you, Claudia

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Cooking lamb that falls off the bone
I'd like to cook my mother a nice lamb shoulder roast (cooked in the oven), I've cooked lamb before but always with mixed results. I want Lamb that's juicy, tender, flavourful and falls off the bone. How do I achieve this?
My questions:
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What are those "white eggs" in doner kebab? (picture attached)
I bought some doner kebab from the supermarket, and it is pre-cooked. When I re-heat it using oven, I found many white round spots/particles, the size is about 3mm to 5mm in diameter. I attach some pictures below. Figure.1 is from refrigerator…

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