Category Archives: Lamb
Lamb Stew Hot Pot
You can also use neck of lamb or gigot chops to make this stew. Ingredients 675g shoulder of lamb 4 tablesp. plain flour Salt and freshly-ground black pepper 1 teasp. chopped fresh thyme 1 small onion, sliced 1 large leek, … Continue reading
Irish Stew
Ingredients 1-1½ kg neck or shoulder of lamb Bouquet of parsley, thyme and bayleaf (tied together with twine) 3 large onions, finely chopped Salt and freshly ground black pepper 3-4 carrots, chopped into bite-sized pieces 1 small turnip, chopped into … Continue reading
Spicy Lamb Meatballs
This is a quick but flavoursome meal. There is also something very gratifying about getting your hands dirty while forming the meatballs. The chilli is optional, so they don’t have to be that spicy at all. Ingredients 1 large potato, … Continue reading
Spicy Lamb Meatballs
This is a quick but flavoursome meal. There is also something very gratifying about getting your hands dirty while forming the meatballs. The chilli is optional, so they don’t have to be that spicy at all. Ingredients 1 large potato, … Continue reading
Slow-Roasted Lamb
This recipe comes from my book, An Irish Butcher Shop and has been quoted by Katy McGuinness in the Tribune Magazine as being great value for money, working out at less than €7.00 per portion. Cooking marinated meat for 6 hours may … Continue reading
Butterflied Leg of Lamb
Ingredients 1 leg of lamb, boned, opened out flat and trimmed, roughly 4-5cm thick 4 tablesp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 lemon 2 fresh rosemary stalks, leaves stripped 3 large garlic cloves, cut into slivers Sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper … Continue reading
Roast Leg of Lamb with Honey Orange Glaze and Port and Mint Dressing
Serves 8-10 Ingredients 1 leg of lamb, trimmed 3 cloves garlic, sliced Few sprigs of rosemary 2 onions, roughly chopped 1 head of garlic 2 cloves garlic, crushed to a paste with some salt The rind of 1 orange 2 … Continue reading
Food: Not Just Mere Fuel
When you boil it all down it’s hard to get away from the fact that food is basically just a fuel for this machine we inhabit; the human body. It has often been compared to putting fuel in a car. … Continue reading
The Sweetest Thing
An article I read by juicing devotee Jason Vale pointed out that we are quick to embrace the latest health food product when a new ‘super’ enzyme or nutrient is isolated from, for example, a tomato. He made the wise … Continue reading