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Title: Buying Lamb for BIR curries
Post by: rshome123 on July 23, 2013, 04:13 PM
Having just spent ?17.50 on a big piece of lamb leg, and getting only 1.6Kg of lean boned lamb meat from it, I can't help thinking I spent too much. Bought it from an Asian grocery/butcher in my home town, who I always buy good chicken breasts from, at ?4.50/kg.

Had expected the lean meat yield from the leg to be better.  Having said that I managed to get 8 medium(ish) portions out of it when pre-cooked, so it worked out at just over ?2 per curry.

I'd appreciate suggestions on where to buy cubed lean lamb meat at a cheaper cost... can anyone help ?  I don't mind buying frozen.

Richard
Title: Re: Buying Lamb for BIR curries
Post by: madstwatter on July 23, 2013, 05:06 PM
Good question. I cooked my first lamb dish (lamb dhansak) at the weekend and I loved it. The lamb though was very expensive and in tiny pieces. Was wondering uf Costco do diced lamb?
Title: Re: Buying Lamb for BIR curries
Post by: chewytikka on July 23, 2013, 05:39 PM
Hi Richard and welcome to the fray!

Go back to the same butcher and ask for "Sheep" for curry.

Most of it will be curry cut, on the bone, but they should have diced off the bone available, then check the price per kilo, against Asda etc
Title: Re: Buying Lamb for BIR curries
Post by: rshome123 on July 23, 2013, 05:54 PM
Hi Richard and welcome to the fray!

Go back to the same butcher and ask for "Sheep" for curry.

Most of it will be curry cut, on the bone, but they should have diced off the bone available, then check the price per kilo, against Asda etc
Title: Re: Buying Lamb for BIR curries
Post by: Salvador Dhali on July 23, 2013, 06:04 PM
Hi Richard

Chewy's advice, as always, is on the money. If you've got the freezer space then ask for a whole or half sheep, which will work out a lot cheaper (I haven't bought one for a while but I think the last whole sheep I bought was just over
Title: Re: Buying Lamb for BIR curries
Post by: rshome123 on July 23, 2013, 06:32 PM
Thanks Salvador,

Have bookmarked that site for future use.
Title: Re: Buying Lamb for BIR curries
Post by: vindapoo on July 28, 2013, 03:31 PM
your local butcher can get mutton no problem just may have to order it as they dont keep it on stock.

LOADS cheaper than lamb and arguably a better taste.