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Guide to Meat Cuts: Lamb

Tuesday, September 11th, 2012

Lamb Shoulder Square Cut Whole

Lamb shoulder square cut whole is a square-shaped cut containing arm, blade, and rib bones. The thin, paperlike outside covering is called fell. This cut is usually prepared by roasting.


Lamb Shoulder Blade Chops

Lamb shoulder blade chops are cut from the blade portion of shoulder and contain part of the blade bone and backbone. They are usually prepared by braising, broiling, grilling, panbroiling, or panfrying.


Lamb Shoulder Arm Chops

Lamb shoulder arm chops are cut from the arm portion of shoulder and contain cross-sections of round arm bone and rib bones. They are usually prepared by braising, broiling, grilling, or panbroiling.


Lamb Shoulder Neck Slices

Lamb shoulder neck slices are cross-cuts of the neck portion containing small round bone. Lean meat is interspersed with connective tissue. Neck slices are usually prepared by braising.


Lamb Breast

Lamb breast is part of the forequarter and contains ribs. It is oblong-shaped with layers of fat and lean, with fat usually covering one of the sides. Lamb breast is usually prepared by braising or roasting.


Lamb Breast Riblets

Lamb breast riblets are cut from the breast and contain ribs with meat and fat in layers. The cuts are long and narrow and are usually prepared by braising or by cooking in liquid.


Lamb Shank

Lamb shank is cut from the arm of shoulder, contains leg bone and part of round shoulder bone, and is covered by a thin layer of fat and fell (a thin, paperlike covering). Lamb shank is usually prepared by braising or by cooking in liquid.


Lamb Rib Roast

Lamb rib roast contains rib bones, backbone, and thick, meaty rib eye muscle. The fell (a thin, paperlike covering) is usually removed. Lamb rib roast is usually prepared by roasting.


Lamb Rib Chops

Lamb rib chops contain backbone and, depending on the thickness, a rib bone. The chops have a meaty area consisting of rib eye muscle. The outer surface is covered by fat but with the fell (a thin, paperlike covering) removed. Lamb rib chops are usually prepared by broiling, grilling, panbroiling, panfrying, roasting, or baking.


Lamb Rib Crown Roast

Lamb rib crown roast is cut from half of the rib. The rib bone is trimmed one to two inches from the end. The ribs are curved and secured to resemble a crown when the roast rests on the backbone. This cut of meat of usually prepared by roasting.


Lamb Loin Chops

Lamb loin chops contain part of the backbone. Muscles include the eye of the loin (separated from the tenderloin by T-shaped finger bones) and the flank. Kidney fat is on the top of the tenderloin, and the outer surface is covered with fat, but with the fell (a thin, paperlike covering) removed. Lamb loin chops are usually prepared by broiling, grilling, panbroiling, or panfrying.


Lamb Loin Double Chops

Lamb loin double chops contain top loin (larger muscle) and tenderloin (smaller muscle), but with the flank removed from the cut. They are called double chops since this is a cross-cut of loin containing both sides of the carcass. Double chops are usually prepared by broiling, grilling, panbroiling, or panfrying.


Lamb Loin Double Chops Boneless

Lamb loin double chops boneless are the same as lamb loin double chops but with the bone removed from the loin, which is cut and rolled, pinwheel fashion, and secured to make compact boneless chops. The muscles include top loin (larger muscle) and tenderloin (smaller muscle). Lamb loin double chops boneless are usually prepared by broiling, grilling, panbroiling, or panfrying.


Lamb Leg Sirloin Chops

Lamb leg sirloin chops are cut from the sirloin section of the leg and contain backbone and part of the hip bone, which vary in shape. Muscles include the top sirloin, tenderloin, and flank. There is fat on the outside, but the fell (a thin, paperlike covering) is removed. Sirloin chops are usually prepared by broiling, grilling, panbroiling, or panfrying.


Lamb Leg Whole

Lamb leg whole contains the sirloin section with hip bone and the shank portion with round bone. The outside is covered with fell (a thin, paperlike covering). It is usually prepared by roasting.


Lamb Leg Shank Half

Lamb leg shank half contains the lower half of leg with the round leg included but with the sirloin half removed. It is heavily muscled and covered with fat and fell (a thin, paperlike covering). It is usually prepared by roasting.


Lamb Leg Frenched-Style Roast

Lamb leg Frenched-style roast is the whole leg with the sirloin section removed. It has a small amount of meat trimmed to expose an inch or more of shank bone. It is usually prepared by roasting.


Lamb Leg American-Style Roast

Lamb leg American-style roast is the whole leg with the sirloin section removed. It contains the same muscles and bones as lamb leg French-style roast, but with the shank removed, the meat folded back into a pocket on the inside of the leg, and fastened with skewers. It is usually prepared by roasting.


Lamb For Stew

Lamb for stew consists of meaty pieces of lamb with a small amount of fat, cut into one- to two-inch squares. It is usually prepared by braising or by cooking in liquid.


Ground Lamb

Ground lamb contains lean meat and trimmings from the leg, loin, rib, shoulder, flank, neck, breast, or shank. It is mechanically ground and sold in bulk or in patty form. Ground lamb is usually prepared by braising, broiling, grilling, panbroiling, panfrying, roasting, or baking.


Source: The Meat Board

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Family Dining by Dr. Neil Thomas

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
Braised leg of lamb

Braised Leg of Lamb

As a family of four where both parents work outside of the home, we constantly strive to find ways to have quality time together.  With busy schedules, we find that the dinner table is the best place to enjoy each other and share our day.  We attempt to have at least five dinners a week together.  The teaching moments that occur around the dinner table are priceless.  This past Friday night dinner is one we will never forget.

We were planning a special family dinner to celebrate the upcoming school year for our kids and we had invited a special family friend over to help celebrate and enjoy the meal.  For our special meal, we had decided on a dinner of Ranchline All Natural braised leg of lamb over a bed of creamy parmesan risotto.  I had set the lamb to braise that morning in the crock pot and left for work.  Early into our work day, my wife received a call that her dad was gravely ill and that she needed to get on the next plane if she wanted to see him before he passed away.  She quickly left, but since our meal was already going, we decided to go ahead with our dinner with our special guest.

Soon after we sat down to the table that evening, we received the call that my father-in-law had passed away.  As can be expected, the meal started slowly as we were in shock at his sudden passing.  However, this soon became a meal full of lessons on God, Jesus and his saving grace.  Questions bounced from the kids on what happens when we die, how soon we go to heaven and what heaven is like.  At the end of the meal, my daughter came up to me and said it was the best celebration meal ever, because her “Poppy” loved good food too and he would have wanted us to enjoy good food as he made his way to heaven.  There is nothing like the wisdom of a 6-year old to put life, and our time together, in perfect perspective.  Although our hearts were sad at this loss, dinner was delicious.  Ranchline products are top notch and never disappoint.

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6 Year Old Emma

Braised Leg of Lamb

Marinade:

Place on boneless leg of lamb in a large Ziploc bag and add:

  • ¼ cup dry sherry
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 4 cloves of crushed garlic
  • 1 tbls celery seed
  • 1 tbls pepper
  • 1 tbls salt
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 2 basil leaves chopped up

Leave marinade in fridge overnight.

Braise:

  • In a large pan, sweat 1 medium onion (chopped), 2 stalks celery (chopped) and 2 carrots (chopped).  When done, place in bottom of crock pot.
  • In same pan, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sear leg of lamb on all sides.  When done, place into crock pot.
  • In same pan, sauté 2 cloves of crushed garlic and then deglaze pan with ¼ to ½ cup of red wine*.  Then add over lamb in crock pot.
  • Lastly, add 1 -1 ½ cups of red wine into crock pot and set for a low and slow cook (6-10 hours depending on your time constraints)

*You can use any red wine that is in your house

Au Jus:

  • When done cooking, pull the lamb out of the pot and pull apart.
  • Strain the liquid into a sauce pan and bring to a boil.
  • Add two to three tablespoons of butter and stir until melted.

This makes a great au jus to spoon over your lamb and it keeps the meat moist on the plate.

We served this over risotto, but many other sides go great with this recipe.

Braised Leg of Lamb

Braised Leg of Lamb with Risotto

The History of Lamb on Easter

Saturday, March 31st, 2012
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Noun:
1. The most important and oldest festival of the Christian Church, celebrating the resurrection of Christ and held (in the Western Church)…
2. The period in which this occurs, esp. the weekend from Good Friday to Easter Monday.
The History of Lamb on Easter
Why is Lamb popular during Easter?
Throughout the world the most popular Easter symbol is the lamb.
The reference to lamb in Christianity goes back to the book of Genesis, When Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son.
In past centuries it was considered a lucky omen to meet a lamb, especially at Easter time. It was a popular superstition that the devil, who could take the form of all other animals, was never allowed to appear in the shape of a lamb because of its religious symbolism.
In the 7 th century the Benedictine monks wrote a prayer for the blessing of lambs.
A few hundred years later the pope adopted it and a WHOLE roasted lamb became the feature of the Pope’s Easter Dinner, and has been ever since.
It wasn’t too many years before people decided that it was ok to roast parts of lamb instead of the whole bleeting thing. In the spirit of the old days here is a version of leg of lamb that can be done on the BBQ.
Little figures of a lamb made of butter, pastry, or sugar have been substituted for the meat, forming Easter table centerpieces.
In Greece Easter is the biggest holiday, and apparently most everyone roasts a whole lamb on a “Souvla” which is a large spit. I understand that a motorized one is not popular so if you are interested in doing a traditional Greek roasted lamb, they say it is good to have plenty of friends to help turn the spit.

Easter Lamb

eas·ter

Noun:
1. The most important and oldest festival of the Christian Church, celebrating the resurrection of Christ and held (in the Western Church)…
2. The period in which this occurs, esp. the weekend from Good Friday to Easter Monday.

Why is Lamb popular during Easter?  Throughout the world the most popular Easter symbol is the lamb. The reference to lamb in Christianity goes back to the book of Genesis, When Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son.

In past centuries it was considered a lucky omen to meet a lamb, especially at Easter time. It was a popular superstition that the devil, who could take the form of all other animals, was never allowed to appear in the shape of a lamb because of its religious symbolism.

In the 7 th century the Benedictine monks wrote a prayer for the blessing of lambs. A few hundred years later the pope adopted it and a WHOLE roasted lamb became the feature of the Pope’s Easter Dinner, and has been ever since.

It wasn’t too many years before people decided that it was OK to roast parts of lamb instead of the whole bleeting thing. In the spirit of the old days here is a version of leg of lamb that can be done on the BBQ.

Little figures of a lamb made of butter, pastry, or sugar have been substituted for the meat, forming Easter table centerpieces.

In Greece Easter is the biggest holiday, and apparently most everyone roasts a whole lamb on a “Souvla” which is a large spit. I understand that a motorized one is not popular so if you are interested in doing a traditional Greek roasted lamb, they say it is good to have plenty of friends to help turn the spit.

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The Gourmet Classic

  • One 5-pound package of leg of lamb
  • One 2-pound package of lamb shanks
  • One 5-pound package of ground lamb
  • Five 1-pound packages of ground beef
  • One 1-pound package of lamb roast

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From our Ranchline All Natural family to yours, Happy Easter!

History of Easter from KitchenProject.com.

New Product! Ranchline Southwest Rub

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Lots of exciting things happening around Ranchline All Natural right now!  Go to our Facebook or Twitter Page to learn how you can win 5 lbs of ground lamb, we’re still offering discounts and free shipping on our packages, and much more to come!

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Petite Rolls with Lamb, Mushrooms, and Red Onions

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Having a more informal holiday gathering?  Don’t worry, your All Natural Lamb Holiday Package has something for you too!  These delicious sandwiches make a great appetizer or finger food, perfect for snacking and socializing.

 

 Petite Rolls

 

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Time, Love, and Tenderness

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

 peanut sauce

 

If you’ve got the Time, Love peanut sauce, and enjoy the Tenderness of marinated, All Natural Lamb; then this recipe from the American Lamb Board is for you!

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You Take the Good, You Take the Baaa….

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

It’s the Facts of Lamb!

The American Lamb Board has a page where you can see everything you’ve ever wanted to know about lamb.  Cooking times, temperatures, storage and thawing; as well as several facts about the american lamb industry.  All you’ve ever wanted to know and even some fun facts thrown in as well.

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And Now for Something Completely Different

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

Taco Lamb Salad

Courtesy of American Lamb Board

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Back to School

Friday, August 5th, 2011

lambcookingschool 

 

…Lamb Cooking School that is. 

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Don’t Shut Down the Grill, Summer’s Not Over Yet!

Friday, July 29th, 2011

 

Island Lamb Teriyaki Sticks

 Receipe Courtesy of The American Lamb Board

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Servings: 8 servings

2 pounds boneless American Lamb leg or shoulder, cut into strips,
1-inch wide, 1/2-inch thick
1 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup white vinegar
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 teaspoons sesame seeds
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon salt
24 water chestnuts
24 pineapple chunks
24 cherry tomatoes
12-inch bamboo skewers, soaked in water

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