Topic: Some musings on roast lamb

[Peripatetic Phil]

And that Donald Russel's meat looks lush

It does look good, I agree.  But 1.75kg for

[Gav Iscon]

And that Donald Russel's meat looks lush

It does look good, I agree.  But 1.75kg for

[Peripatetic Phil]

"Clipless pedals", Sir ?  Confound your cheek.  Here in deepest Kent I can assure you we still use Christophe toe clips and (yellow) Binda straps.  You'll be telling me next you have an A-head instead of a beautiful 73

[Gav Iscon]

You'll be telling me next you have an A-head instead of a beautiful 73

[Peripatetic Phil]

Ah yes, Cinelli :  that takes me right back to my youth (over 50 years).  Holdsworth Monsoon (Reynolds 531 DB) with Cinelli stem, seat post and bars; Unica Nitor saddle (green !), and Huret Alvit 1900 rear derailleur (5-speed, of course).  Lyotard platform pedals, Christophe toe clips and Allez Corsa straps with a very clever re-entrant twist at the free end for slip-free grabbing when wet.  Today it is a Sakae-Ringyo Litage bonded aluminium frame with Suntour Superb Pro derailleurs front and rear (2 x 7-speed), Suntour alloy pedals, Sp

[LouP]

I can just handle crispy duck pancakes and Hoisin sauce but 2 would be the limit. Too much sweetness and I would puke.
I am sweet enough hahahahaha  :

[Peripatetic Phil]

I can just handle crispy duck pancakes and Hoisin sauce but 2 would be the limit. Too much sweetness and I would puke.

Neat Hoisin is a bit on the icky side, I must confess, but my wife (ethnically 75% Chinese) always dilutes it 50:50 with hot water, and I sometimes add a little plum sauce as well.  And of course the cucumber & spring onion take the edge off the sweetness.  Anyhow, we can usually manage a dozen pancakes between us, if not more ...   Have you tried crispy-and-aromatic lamb, by the way ?  Well worth trying if you have not, served in the same way as crispy-and-aromatic duck.

** Phil.

[chillihothot]

With high quality lamb, I agree that mint sauce isn't called for however with lower grade fatty lamb its practically essential. I have spent a lot of time in Italy and they tend to have a lot of gamey fatty lamb and I was pretty much screaming out for that mint sauce to cut through the grease.

Good call on fine quality lamb though - it really doesn't need it!