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Other Cooking Equipment => Cast Iron & Campfire Cooking => Topic started by: SmokinKat on October 28, 2014, 05:04:34 PM

Title: Cast Iron WOW Lamb
Post by: SmokinKat on October 28, 2014, 05:04:34 PM: Found some hunks of lamb for a couple of bucks apiece at Safeway, and thought James and I would have a fancy little low carb meal. I sprinkled each with a little salt on both sides, a let sit in the fridge for a couple of hours.

Took them out when James got home, and threw on some WOW rub.

(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae138/katrinarounds/WOWlamb_zps8b4df9a2.jpg) (http://s965.photobucket.com/user/katrinarounds/media/WOWlamb_zps8b4df9a2.jpg.html)

We wanted a nice warm comfort food kind of meal, so I did my best at low carb mash & gravy, and thought I'd try my hand at mashed turnips. The only other place I've had turnips before was Scotland, where they serve "neeps and tatties" (turnips and potatoes). Of course those Neeps went down with good bit of whiskey, so I didn't quite remember what to expect in the way of what turnips were like. ::) ::)

(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae138/katrinarounds/boiledturnips_zpscd086837.jpg) (http://s965.photobucket.com/user/katrinarounds/media/boiledturnips_zpscd086837.jpg.html)

While those were cooking, I fired up the cast iron with some coconut oil, and got the lamb cookin'.

(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae138/katrinarounds/Castironlamb_zpsc996bc92.jpg) (http://s965.photobucket.com/user/katrinarounds/media/Castironlamb_zpsc996bc92.jpg.html)

I took those off to let them rest, and made up some coconut flour & black pepper gravy in the pan with the lamb juices while James mashed up the turnips with some butter and cream.

(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae138/katrinarounds/gravy_zps574e270c.jpg) (http://s965.photobucket.com/user/katrinarounds/media/gravy_zps574e270c.jpg.html)

The lamb was awesome (love the sear from that cast iron!!!), and the mashed neeps were a nice alternative to our usual veggie fare. The texture was certainly different (both on the turnips and the gravy, since I used coconut flour to make the roux), but was a nice side dish that didn't entirely blow our diet out of the water. :)

(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae138/katrinarounds/lambfinished_zpsf956d438.jpg) (http://s965.photobucket.com/user/katrinarounds/media/lambfinished_zpsf956d438.jpg.html)

Was good enough to take James one step closer to letting me raise sheep next year! ;)
Title: Re: Cast Iron WOW Lamb
Post by: HighOnSmoke on October 28, 2014, 05:07:56 PM: That looks delicious Kat!
Title: Re: Cast Iron WOW Lamb
Post by: sliding_billy on October 28, 2014, 05:09:05 PM: You had me at lamb.
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Post by: TecCrash on October 28, 2014, 05:21:59 PM: Very nice!! I love the sear you got!
Title: Cast Iron WOW Lamb
Post by: Scallywag on October 28, 2014, 06:10:03 PM: Looks fantastic Kat!!
Title: Re: Cast Iron WOW Lamb
Post by: CaptJack on October 28, 2014, 06:26:41 PM: Quote from: sliding_billy on October 28, 2014, 05:09:05 PM
You had me at lamb.
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Post by: CDN Smoker on October 28, 2014, 07:31:00 PM: Good looking plate ;D
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Post by: Smokin Don on October 28, 2014, 10:46:21 PM: Looks great Kat!!! Looks like good comfort food!!! I have not used them in a while but have used turnips a lot in pot roasts along with the potatoes and other veggies. Don
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Post by: smokeasaurus on October 28, 2014, 10:47:29 PM: I am very comfortable now but also hungry....got any leftovers?
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Post by: muebe on October 28, 2014, 10:51:05 PM: Oh my Kat! That looks really good!
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Post by: ACW3 on October 28, 2014, 11:35:53 PM: Great plate! I like it!

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Post by: pz on October 29, 2014, 12:50:12 AM: Looking good, Kat!
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Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on November 03, 2014, 11:20:41 PM: Great looking lamb, nicely done. ;)