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Lamb is very good for quick evening meals using lamb chops or cutlets.  As lamb tends to shrink when cooked, be generous when buying and allow an extra portion.
Lamb is very good for quick evening meals using lamb chops or cutlets.  As lamb tends to shrink when cooked, be generous when buying and allow an extra portion.
It tends to be a little on the fatty side but it can be be made less-so by trimming any excess fat before cooking.
It tends to be a little on the fatty side but it can be be made less fatty by trimming any excess fat before cooking.


Buy young [[lamb]], under a year old.  Organic if you can afford it.
Buy young [[lamb]], under a year old.  Organic if you can afford it.


The meat should be evenly coated with creamy-coloured fat with pale pink, pliable flesh - not bloody.
The meat should be evenly coated with creamy coloured fat with pale pink, pliable flesh - not bloody.


Leg is probably the best cut for roasting but saddle and rump are very good substitutes. if in doubt, ask you butcher, they love to give advice!
Leg is probably the best cut for roasting but saddle and rump are very good substitutes. if in doubt, ask you butcher, they love to give advice!


As with pork, one of the nicest cuts is [[Lamb tenderloin|tenderloin fillet]]. Cut into medallions 1/2" thick and then hammer flat under a large knife - a Chinese-style chopper is ideal for this.  The instructions for doing this with pork are the same as for lamb tenderloin and can be [[Pork fillet|found here]].
As with pork, one of the nicest cuts is [[Lamb tenderloin|tenderloin fillet]]. Cut into medallions 1/2" thick and then hammer flat under a large knife - a Chinese style chopper is ideal for this.  The instructions for doing this with pork are the same as for lamb tenderloin and can be [[Pork fillet|found here]].


===Cooking times===
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