Questions tagged [mutton]
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Why do American supermarkets only carry lamb and not mutton?
When I go to the supermarket I do not see much, if any, mutton, just a lot of lamb.
So, I have postulated some possible explanations:
mutton (the meat of a sheep) is being sold as "lamb",
mutton tastes weird to Americans so all of it is…

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Is there a way to prep mutton in order to ease its strong flavor?
Mutton has a slightly "gamey" flavor, is there a way to prep it before cooking which reduces this "gamey" flavour?

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How to prepare mutton so it's not tough?
I had a mutton shoulder and I wanted to prepare it in a way which imitated to some point doner kebab, so the meat was sliced into thin pieces and fried on a pan. However it was a bit tough.
I'd marinaded the meat for 24h in sour milk and spices - it…

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Mutton shoulder versus mutton leg - any difference in length of cooking?
I cooked mutton shoulder like advised in the answer for this question. It was under the foil and was cooked in the oven for like 3 hours.
Now I have mutton leg instead of shoulder. The size is similar. Should the cooking time be different?

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