Cherry smoked mutton leg with huckleberry and cinnamon glaze

Stormbringer

I really like mutton, it's got a superb meaty texture and flavour, sort of halfway between beef and lamb. I thought that it might go quite nicely with a sweet sauce/glaze, and we had some huckleberry jam and syrup left over, so I made a glaze with them. And voila - a bloody tasty glazed joint of meat with a pouring sauce at the end. Recipe here:

https://www.thecooksdigest.co.uk/2018/03/27/mutton-leg-with-huckleberry-glaze/

No plated shots, too busy eating it. But here's a few of it cooking:

Glaze applied:


Salt and pepper before cooking:


After 90 mins of cherry smoking:


Close-up of the cross hatched glaze:


Thanks for looking!

Theophan

Looks and sounds wonderful!  Got any sliced photos?  How do you cook leg of mutton?  Medium rare?

Stormbringer

Theophan said:

Looks and sounds wonderful!  Got any sliced photos?  How do you cook leg of mutton?  Medium rare?

Thanks bud. Sadly no plated/sliced pictures, I was too busy eating it. The leg was cooked slow n slow at 250F to IT 160F, so medium finish. Full details in the blog post linked above.

Photo Egg

Buddy, that looks amazing. I really want to see some sliced photos if you have them!

edit...sorry, just reading the other posts now. Shame on you for no plated/sliced photos.lol

pgprescott

You’re killing it! Bravo!

Stormbringer

@Theophan / @Photo Egg both SWMBO and I really enjoyed this dish, so I will definitely be cooking this again. We have enough huckleberry syrup and jam left for at least one more round, so I'll take some carved and plated shots then .

In the meantime, this is a carved shot from the first mutton leg I roasted, which had a Dizzy Pig Red Eye Express rub:

Theophan

GORGEOUS!!!  I won't know whether I like mutton till I get to try some, I guess, but I have a feeling I'd like it.  I may have to see if I can find a lamb producer in my area who might be willing to supply some mutton.

Thanks for the photos!

saluki2007

Wowza!  Never tried mutton before (don't think I've had the opportunity), but after seeing these pictures I definitely want to try it.

Killit_and_Grillit

Your glaze game is on point.

SGH

Stormbringer said:

Thanks for looking!

Thanks for sharing. 

SGH

Stormbringer said:

No plated shots, too busy eating it. 

This ^^^^^^ times a million. I firmly believe that gustation should definitely take precedence over photos. For grabbing the fork and saying fukk the camera, I proudly give you the DSOA my friend. 

SGH

Stormbringer said:

I really like mutton

I do too my friend. It’s honestly one of my personal favorites. 

Stormbringer

Cheers @SGH. Where do you source your mutton from? Maybe some of the interested parties above could use the info.

bgebrent

SGH said:

Stormbringer said:

No plated shots, too busy eating it. 

This ^^^^^^ times a million. I firmly believe that gustation should definitely take precedence over photos. For grabbing the fork and saying fukk the camera, I proudly give you the DSOA my friend. 

Can say no more.  Great cook.