On a whim, I picked up a discounted tray of lamb offcuts at the Italian butchers this morning. At $1.41, they looked like nothing more than fat, bone and gristle, but there was a thin promise of pink meat in the middle of each piece. I suspect they were lamb breast offcuts, but the labelling was fairly nondescript.
I trimmed the meat out of the fat and sinew, and ended up with 275g of usable lamb…
….which was marinated in a mix of homemade yoghurt, olive oil, salt and some Chermoula spice mix, and threaded onto skewers…
…then cooked on a hot griddle pan and served with creamy mash potatoes, Roma tomatoes and homemade harissa. We ended up with nine sticks – enough to feed all four of us for lunch!
This was quite time consuming, and I probably wouldn’t do it again, but it’s nice to know that it’s possible to turn $1.41 worth of meat into a decent feed!
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They look delicious and I can’t believe that it was $1.41! Well done on your frugal living challenge! :D
Gorgeous. And I love lamb. Is there anything better? Bruce shops the sales all the time. he’s always looking for the “manager’s special”–which means he comes home with capons and ducks and whole hams and other stuff no one wants.
Lorraine, maybe it’s the Chinese blood – I can’t resist a bargain! I’m sure that was on the list you mentioned… :D
Mark, Bruce shops the sales AND cooks AND knits with cashmere…I think I’m developing a crush on your other half! :)
I would never want to go to school if I lived at your house and there were eats like that for lunch :) xx
Don’t say that or they’ll get ideas! :)