Lamb brings thoughts of springtime, bunnies, chicks, and Easter. At our house growing up, we dressed up for Easter services and came home to Roasted Lamb with Mint Jelly. Anytime a dish will reminds me of a time spent with family members I try to include it in my menus.
While not too common, Lamb is steadily making its way into American hearts and stomachs. According to Wikipedia, sheep meat can be defined as Lamb, hogget, and mutton, generically sheep meat, are the meat of domestic sheep. A sheep in its first year is a lamb and its meat is also lamb. The meat from sheep in their second year is hogget. Older sheep meat is mutton.
While lamb is increasing in popularity, most people still don’t know how to cook this tender meat. The Pioneer Woman has a collection of 15 recipes to help you plan your meal.
Tatyanas Every Day Food has a quick and easy recipe that is simply divine! With only 15 minutes of prep time, the meat is softened and almost falls off the bone after finishing the dish in a slow cooker or InstaPot. Follow along with her with this under 6 minute video
Mutton: An older sheep is used for mutton. It is a more tough meat and generally is cooked slowly in liquid to tenderize the meat.
Indian Mutton Curry For this recipe you can use either sheep or goat. This looks complicated but isn’t just follow the steps religiously for the best results.
