What do you do with ground lamb?

krysmh · 12-26-2007, 04:05 PM

I'm a vegetarian, but my hubby is not so I cook meat for him. I know he gets tired of the same old same old all the time, so when I saw ground lamb at the grocery store, I thought, "why not?" and bought it. Now I'm not sure what to do with it.

I don't think he's ever had lamb before. At first I thought I'd make lamburgers

but now I'm wondering if browning it up in a skillet, making a pan gravy and serving it over brown rice would be a better idea.

I'm sort of at a loss. If you've cooked with it before, what did you do with it?

tempus vernum · 12-29-2007, 09:45 AM

Mostly we make lamb burgers because we really like lamb burgers but I think it would cook up wellwith anything that you would use ground beef or turkey for. Just at a slightly lower temperature as its very lean.

01-04-2008, 10:56 PM

jodi -
do lamb burgers sorta taste like gyros? i've always wondered if there's a way I could make those at home.

although i've never seen lamb meat sold in a store so it might not do me any good anyways.

krysmh · 01-04-2008, 11:50 PM

I ended up doing the gravy over rice thing, and he really liked it.

He said he'd like to try burgers next, so I think that's on the menu soon. He said it's a very tender meat.

canadiyank · 01-05-2008, 12:44 AM

Gyros are shaved meat, but pressed like a hot dog or something and then shaved, so ground is different....*but* my point is I do make a gyro-like thing. I've done it a few ways, you can make a patty and grill it, or you can wrap it around a skewer and grill it that way. Then you warm a pita and either stuff the meat inside the pita, or you can the pita in pieces and eat it with it. For a dipping sauce/pita filler I drain yogurt on a towel in a bowl (change out the towel) to make "cheese" and grate a cucumber and mix it together.

Have some hummus and you're all set!

tempus vernum · 01-05-2008, 09:31 AM

I don't like gyros and I do like lamb burgers. I don't remember exactly what gyros taste like though cuz it's been so long that I've tried one .

I like my lamb burgers on a sprouted bun with lettuce, tomato, grilled onion, kethcup and mustard.

I think dh likes them with almond cheese and onions and ketchup and mustard.

I think we put salt, pepper and garlic on/in them before pan frying or broiling

I'll ask dh.

12-26-2007, 04:05 PM	#1
krysmh Climbing Rose Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,118	What do you do with ground lamb? I'm a vegetarian, but my hubby is not so I cook meat for him. I know he gets tired of the same old same old all the time, so when I saw ground lamb at the grocery store, I thought, "why not?" and bought it. Now I'm not sure what to do with it. I don't think he's ever had lamb before. At first I thought I'd make lamburgers but now I'm wondering if browning it up in a skillet, making a pan gravy and serving it over brown rice would be a better idea. I'm sort of at a loss. If you've cooked with it before, what did you do with it? __________________ ~Crystal Wife to Dustin 11/2000 Mama to sweet little Isaiah 8/2010, and Princess Karina 4/2012 These three are my world Where I record my thoughts: http://www.songofhersoul.com

12-29-2007, 09:45 AM	#2
tempus vernum Rose Garden I am the mountain. I am not the storm and the storm is not me. -Ian Cron Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 28,913	Re: What do you do with ground lamb? Mostly we make lamb burgers because we really like lamb burgers but I think it would cook up wellwith anything that you would use ground beef or turkey for. Just at a slightly lower temperature as its very lean. __________________ ~Spring always comes after winter~ 2 Corinthians 4:16 “ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ”

01-04-2008, 10:56 PM	#3
hink4687 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What do you do with ground lamb? jodi - do lamb burgers sorta taste like gyros? i've always wondered if there's a way I could make those at home. although i've never seen lamb meat sold in a store so it might not do me any good anyways.

01-04-2008, 11:50 PM	#4
krysmh Climbing Rose Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,118	Re: What do you do with ground lamb? I ended up doing the gravy over rice thing, and he really liked it. He said he'd like to try burgers next, so I think that's on the menu soon. He said it's a very tender meat. __________________ ~Crystal Wife to Dustin 11/2000 Mama to sweet little Isaiah 8/2010, and Princess Karina 4/2012 These three are my world Where I record my thoughts: http://www.songofhersoul.com

01-05-2008, 12:44 AM	#5
canadiyank Deactivated Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Central WA Posts: 17,196	Re: What do you do with ground lamb? Gyros are shaved meat, but pressed like a hot dog or something and then shaved, so ground is different....but my point is I do make a gyro-like thing. I've done it a few ways, you can make a patty and grill it, or you can wrap it around a skewer and grill it that way. Then you warm a pita and either stuff the meat inside the pita, or you can the pita in pieces and eat it with it. For a dipping sauce/pita filler I drain yogurt on a towel in a bowl (change out the towel) to make "cheese" and grate a cucumber and mix it together. Have some hummus and you're all set!

01-05-2008, 09:31 AM	#6
tempus vernum Rose Garden I am the mountain. I am not the storm and the storm is not me. -Ian Cron Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 28,913	Re: What do you do with ground lamb? I don't like gyros and I do like lamb burgers. I don't remember exactly what gyros taste like though cuz it's been so long that I've tried one . I like my lamb burgers on a sprouted bun with lettuce, tomato, grilled onion, kethcup and mustard. I think dh likes them with almond cheese and onions and ketchup and mustard. I think we put salt, pepper and garlic on/in them before pan frying or broiling I'll ask dh. __________________ ~Spring always comes after winter~ 2 Corinthians 4:16 “ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ”

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