How to Debone a Leg of Lamb

The real kitchen pro knows he doesn't know everything. I didn't know how I going to make a roast out of a leg of lamb.



I did one a couple of years ago. That time I cleaned it up, studded it with garlic, and tied it up.



Cooked it on a kettle,



and preto, roast leg of lamb.



For this dinner, I wanted a boneless roast so that I could get some big prime rib looking slices. I have de-boned my fair share of pork shoulders and hams, but I wanted this boneless roast to still look like a leg, so I hit the web.

I found this video "How To Debone a Leg of Lamb" from Kitchen Basics with the CIA. In this video the butchering instruction is great, but the resulting roast is not so attractive.

Then I found a slide show from the Washington Post, "Raise Your Game: Deboning a Leg of Lamb" In this presentation the instructions are rather lame, but the final product is inspiring.

I put together the two ideas to make up a roast.



I applied a rub of Coffee and lavender based on the Coffeehouse Hot Link then put the joint on the smoker.



Gentle apple smoke to an internal temperature of 122F and it's time to eat.



With the leftover shank, veg and mash, I made a pie.







With sharp knives, a measure of determination, and a twist of inspiration, just about anything is possible. If you have any questions, write.

Cheers.

Springtime In Columbus

We went to Columbus for Easter, and we had a great time. Spring in Columbus always seems about three weeks ahead of cold dreary Chicago, and this past weekend we had nice weather to get out and hit some of our favorite spots.



On Friday we went to Yankee Trader to load up on trinkets for the Easter egg hunt. Plastic bugs, stickers, butterfly erasers, fuzzy gnomes, you just get a paper bag and write down what yer putting in the sack. I hadn't been there in a long time, it seemed a lot less cluttered but still fun. Just don't play with the whistles.





Then Ma took us to Pistacia Vera for cookies.





Once back in Clintonville I made a trip to Wasserstrom where found a wok brush and I also stopped at Giant Eagle for a 25Lb bag of Sapphire flour.



For Dinner we had turkey sandwiches and blue cheese potato chips. The turkey was left over from the Seder dinner my mom had at church.

On Saturday I made my pantry run to Penzeys then ma took me to The Fresh Market and Marcs. She calls them the yin and yang of grocery shopping in one stop.



In the Afternoon we hunted for eggs and had cake.










For dinner Bonne Femme made Blue cheese burgers. She said she gets them like this at Hackney's and they're called the Inside Out Burger.



Could it be a Jucy Lucy?



I fried up some shoulder bacon to top it off. After dinner I took Bonne Femme to Studio 35. She thought it was pretty cool.



Sunday started with a trip to church. I'm not much of a church-going person but I liked walking to Church. Crestview Presbyterian is where my parents got married, I got baptized, and I attended many a mother-son banquets. It was a nice day for a walk. The boys got to ring the tower bell.



For brunch we had a salmon bendict with a sorrel sauce. Sorrel is the first green up in my mom's garden, we got the recipe from the Herbfarm Cookbook. My mom cured the salmon and got the eggs from the coop.



After brunch we walked to grandma's house. We hunted for Easter baskets.



Then for dinner I prepared a leg of lamb on the kettle.









It turned out pretty good. Family and place are made special by what we make of them. Take care to make it good and the memories will flow.

Cheers.