Topic: which cut of lamb?

[chef888]

shoulder of mutton or lamb for me every time m8 Ty ( Ivan )

[Adeypayne]

hi buddy, at curried away we use 40% mutton shoulder, 30 % mutton leg and 30% beef mince! you need a certain amount of fat in the meat, a) for flavour
                                                 b) to help the kebab stick to the tandoor skewer!

hope this helps, Regards, Adey.

[mickdabass]

Thank you Adey - thats much appreciated

Regards

Mick

[wikiwawa]

Yep, fully agree. That fat might not be appreciated by the "health police" but it really makes a massive difference. The skewer helps things too, even if you are just using a domestic oven or grill as it helps cook from the inside as well as the outside.

[mickdabass]

too much fat and the seekhs "melt" on the skewer and end up as molten pools of gunge in the bottom of the tandoor lol....at least thats the explanation I have arrived at 

[Adeypayne]

too much fat and the seekhs "melt" on the skewer and end up as molten pools of gunge in the bottom of the tandoor lol....at least thats the explanation I have arrived at 

Not entirely correct mate. If the Keema is too "wet" that will happen, rather than the fact of having too much fat. When we make our keema, we squeeze out any excess moisture through muslin cloth 

[mickdabass]

too much fat and the seekhs "melt" on the skewer and end up as molten pools of gunge in the bottom of the tandoor lol....at least thats the explanation I have arrived at 

Not entirely correct mate. If the Keema is too "wet" that will happen, rather than the fact of having too much fat. When we make our keema, we squeeze out any excess moisture through muslin cloth 

Thanks for the tip Adey, I will give it a whirl at the week-end although the keema mince I have just made is 100% leg. I will try a "before and after" type of test and report back when Ive some results.

[wikiwawa]

Oh, so loving this! The Muslin cloth thing defintely sounds right, but I think temperature is more to do with it. A Tandooor is definetley going to be better, but home cooking will certainly be affected by (lack of) heat.