On Wed, 31 Dec 2014 13:24:41 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 12/30/2014 11:12 PM, sf wrote:
> >
> > Tonight's meal: (thick) lamb shoulder chops, "semi-roasted" potato,
> > broccolini and tossed green salad.
> >
> > I'm not taking back any derogatory thing I've said in the past about
> > Australian lamb, but do you remember I said that NZ lamb is almost
> > indistinguishable from American? I bought thick cut shoulder chops
> > from Safeway the other day and cooked them tonight. OMG - they were
> > great! Tender and delicious, no odd mutton/gamey flavor. I wouldn't
> > be able to tell them from NZ and I'm not sure if I could tell either
> > from American at this point (remembering what a big difference there
> > was between ranches with grass fed beef when ChrisD and I did that
> > tasting together). If this continues, I won't need to go to a
> > different store to buy lamb anymore!
> >
> Sounds like a win-win all around.
>
> > Added benefit: you sure can't argue with the price! Don't
> > know/remember what you paid, but mine was $4.99 lb which is a mere
> > shadow of the $11.99 I pay for lamb T-bone chops.
> >
> I don't recall the exact price of the lamb chops I bought but yeah,
> somewhere around $4.99/lb.
>
> > I still haven't found a shoulder roast (the lamb equivalent of pork
> > butt), but I hope they become more available. I think I'll ask the
> > butcher next time I'm in and see if I can buy one whole. I've seen
> > recipes that use a (boned) shoulder roast whole that I'm interested in
> > - but of course their lamb was from la-tee-da from a stand alone
> > butcher shop (or even more rarified) instead of the grocery store
> > butcher counter.
> >
> I would consider buying a small lamb shoulder roast. I simply don't
> think to look for or ask about them when I'm at the meat counter.
>
Oh, you got it! Should have read ahead but didn't even check to see
if you'd replied to the thread. My bad.




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