Topic: Buying Lamb for BIR curries

[rshome123]

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

[madstwatter]

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?

[chewytikka]

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

[rshome123]

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

[Salvador Dhali]

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

[rshome123]

Thanks Salvador,

Have bookmarked that site for future use.

[vindapoo]

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.