[DeusEx]

I remember my first good lamb in 5th grade - it was the night of the debut of my dad's friend's daughter, who's a professional soprano, and the celebration was at a high-end Italian restaurant in San Diego. First bite was incredible. Then I ordered another dish. Luckily i wasn't footing the bill that dinner, or else I would have had to do the equivalent of mowing several months worth of lawns after that..

 

[nsx_23]

IMO, Lamb > Beef.

 

[El_Doug]

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Originally Posted by nsx_23 /img/forum/go_quote.gif IMO, Lamb > Beef.

thats a VERY bold statement

in all honesty, when the best parts of both are prepared in the best ways, I dont think lamb can hold a candle to beef. no part of the lamb has quite the same "melt in your mouth" sensation as perfect beef, nor does it have the richness of flavor - there is little you can do to battle the gaminess of lamb, except mask it with even stronger flavors.

 

[IceClass]

Just had boneless roast; blighty style with mint jelly, roast spuds, sprouts and carrots.
Yum.

 

[grawk]

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Originally Posted by El_Doug /img/forum/go_quote.gif thats a VERY bold statement in all honesty, when the best parts of both are prepared in the best ways, I dont think lamb can hold a candle to beef. no part of the lamb has quite the same "melt in your mouth" sensation as perfect beef, nor does it have the richness of flavor - there is little you can do to battle the gaminess of lamb, except mask it with even stronger flavors.

Not that bold. Lamb is way better than beef.

 

[Spareribs]

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Originally Posted by 00940 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Empty a big round bread, after carefully removing the top. Take a nice lamb gigot, without bone if possible. Make some cuts inside the gigots and fill those with anchovies. Cut together and mix olives, herbs at taste, garlic and onions. Pass olive oil, pepper and salt all around the gigot and put it inside the bread. Pour the mix all around the gigot and generously dump olive oil over it. With a little rope, re-attach the top of the bread. Wrap the bread in aluminum foil. Oven mustn't be too hot. Half an hour before the end, remove the foil for the bread to be crusty. When cooked, remove the gigot and cut it. Put the pieces back inside and serve in the whole bread. Eat the lamb with the bread ladden with lamb juices and fresh vegetables.

THat looks seriously amazing especially if it's high quality bread and a high quality lamb gigot. I am going to save this recipe for a test run.

 

[El_Doug]

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Originally Posted by grawk /img/forum/go_quote.gif Not that bold. Lamb is way better than beef.

you guys are weird

if you'd said horse was better than beef, i'd think you have an argument. but lamb? it has its place, and is certainly a good flavor, but even rack of lamb (truly the mercedes-benz of cuts) falls short of a spectacular ribeye.

 

[Sherwood]

buffalo>all

 

[nsx_23]

^Well, Zebra meat is like beef but without fat, and it tasts really good.

I'd say I quiet like game meat.

 

[grawk]

rib eye? really? better than lamb? Wow, takes all kinds

 

[00940]

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Originally Posted by Spareribs /img/forum/go_quote.gif THat looks seriously amazing especially if it's high quality bread and a high quality lamb gigot. I am going to save this recipe for a test run.

I had forgotten the cooking time: 2 hours at 180°c (a bit more or less depending on size).

You can also add chopped walnuts to the mix. Garlic must be added whole, not peeled (too strong otherwise).

 

[appophylite]

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Originally Posted by grawk /img/forum/go_quote.gif Not that bold. Lamb is way better than beef.

QFT. Heck, personally, I find buffalo to be infinitely better than beef as well. But nothing beats well prepared lamb.

 

[DarthSilverice]

To me, Lamb is only good if its done right, or else it has this weird taste to it that I hate.

 

[catachresis]

You still wake up sometimes, don't you? Wake up in the dark and hear the screaming of the lambs.

 

[Qonmus]

Shoot. Why compare? Right now I'd probably eat any cut of either beef or lamb put in front of me with a barbarous zeal. Lamb is freaking delicious, yes I like it.

I went to Texas A&M University, which is a huge agricultural school for those of you who don't know. The Agriculture department had a store which sold all different cuts of meat; I had rented a house with a bunch of guys, and we had a big smoker in the backyard which definitely smoked its share of lamb; I always liked the shoulder cuts the most, to be honest. The first time I had a bite I was dying. It was too delicious.