mattsccm Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 Dad has given up his sheep and being wierd things, Dartmoors , they are hard to shift. The ewes may go but that bloody wether is good only for eating. Now, I have a BBQ planned😀BBQs for me are a big stone hearth in our woods, fed with very dry hardwood. Brilliant for chops and stuff like that, acceptable for processed muck like burgers and sausages, dire for veggies who don't like things being prodded with an old bayonet. Any bright ideas as to how I could combine this wether with the BBQ? Chops yes but what about something bigger? Your thoughts please. Not sure that shoving a spike up its bum and out its neck is going to work. Not everyone likes to slice their own food off the carcase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 5, 2023 Report Share Posted March 5, 2023 do it the old way ....dig a hole fill it full of hot embers...for 2 hours...rake out and line with large pebb;les from the fire....wrap your joints that have been marinating overnite in bacofoil....put in pit ...cover with more very hot stonews from the fire....cover with moss or bracken...then soil ontop.....leave for 2-3 hours....have a few beers ..then dig up and eat with a nice potatoe salad and greens etc.......... any good ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseplant Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 As above, or off direct heat and cook a joint low and slow for 2 - 4 hours depending on size. I'd wrap in foil and add some olive oil to stop it drying out plus seasoning. Throw it on the hot grill for a few minutes at the end to crispen it up. Getting hungry just thinking about this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger M1CDQ Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 9 hours ago, Houseplant said: As above, or off direct heat and cook a joint low and slow for 2 - 4 hours depending on size. I'd wrap in foil and add some olive oil to stop it drying out plus seasoning. Throw it on the hot grill for a few minutes at the end to crispen it up. Getting hungry just thinking about this! just thinking of my times in Turkey. As most of the time Lamb is actually Mutton. Cooked low and slow Check out Uncles Hajji's Kitchen on youtube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 Whichever way then low and slow. Lots of vids on you tube from the southern States of the USA, OK the meat might be different but the result will be the same. Try top barbecue in Texa to start with........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsccm Posted March 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 Cheers. Better dig a hole I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 6, 2023 Report Share Posted March 6, 2023 3 hours ago, mattsccm said: Cheers. Better dig a hole I reckon. mutton is a loverly meat,.....if you do it in a hole..... long and slow and marinated.....it will fall off the bone...and melt in your mouth...........go for it ive shared a deer haunch done that way andb also a big lump of pig.................you cant go wrong...make sure the hole is nice and hot and dry before you put the rocks in from the fire... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 Have a look at Kleftiko as well - the Cypriot way of doing lamb - translates to Lamb Stolen - if you know any Greek Cypriots call them a Klefty - The guy who now has our local chippy gets called that - he thinks I am joking but his prices are nearly double what his predecessors were and I mean it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 1 hour ago, discobob said: Have a look at Kleftiko as well - the Cypriot way of doing lamb - translates to Lamb Stolen - if you know any Greek Cypriots call them a Klefty - The guy who now has our local chippy gets called that - he thinks I am joking but his prices are nearly double what his predecessors were and I mean it is that the way when they wrap it up in foil and put it in a very hot pizza oven and then block it up with mud or clay for 3 hours ?..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discobob Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, ditchman said: is that the way when they wrap it up in foil and put it in a very hot pizza oven and then block it up with mud or clay for 3 hours ?..... They do now - but it used to be dig a hole in the ground and cook it while hiding it because it is stolen The wife doesn't eat Lamb, but she loved Kleftiko - I never told her what was in it 🤣 Edited March 7, 2023 by discobob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houseplant Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 4 hours ago, discobob said: Have a look at Kleftiko as well - the Cypriot way of doing lamb - translates to Lamb Stolen - if you know any Greek Cypriots call them a Klefty - The guy who now has our local chippy gets called that - he thinks I am joking but his prices are nearly double what his predecessors were and I mean it I was going to mention kleftiko. It's also made with goat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powler Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 Maybe have some Greek potatoes with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 18 minutes ago, powler said: Maybe have some Greek potatoes with it? what are greek potatoes.........(hope its not a euphermismn for something)...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted March 7, 2023 Report Share Posted March 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, ditchman said: what are greek potatoes.........(hope its not a euphermismn for something)...... just tatties done in the oven with herbs etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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