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Rack of lamb
theeggcellentchef
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looking to pick up a rack of lamb for dinner tomorrow and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations where to pick one up for a decent price in philly area. Costco would be obvious choice but I’ve had awful luck the last two times there with the lamb. Thanks for any advice.
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Costco racks are very good in Atlanta. Must admit I'm not in Philly brother.Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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Always success with the Costco lamb here as well. Good luck.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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Here is how I have done them for many wonderful meals. sorry I will not pay photobucket their ridiculious prices.
http://www.greeneggers.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&
Lamb, Rack, Ribs, Richard Fl.
INGREDIENTS :
2 Racks of Lamb
Marinade:
1 cup Italian Salad Dressing
4-6 Cloves Garlic, Minced
1/3 cup Sweet or Red Onion, Diced
1/3 cup Minced
1 Tbs Black Pepper, Fresh Ground
1 pinch Sea Salt
1/4 cup Balsamic Vinegar
1 Lemon, Juice From
Zaatar, A spice mixture found in Arab communities (Optional)
Fresh Mint leaves, ( Optional )
1/4 cup Soy Sauce, ( Optional )
PROCEDURE:
1. Place all in blender and puree. Place meat in ziploc bag and marinate for 4-6 hours, overnight is OK but be careful after 12 hours as the lemon juice has a tendency to "COOK" the meat.
2. This works well for lamb kabobs, legs, rack or shoulders and shanks.
3. Soy sauce may be added for optional flavor.,
4. If doing shanks, like to cut into 1 1/2-2 inch pieces as this tends to reduce the cooking time.
5. Save the rosemary twigs for smoke!
BGE Set-Up:
1. Used my medium BGE direct to get a sear on the fat cap, around 500F. After about 5-7 minutes removed the racks which were on 1" shish kabob skewers laying on the top of the base of the BGE.
2. After the sear removed the skewers from the egg and set up for indirect with HDAF under the racks which rested on the grate with the plate setter legs up.
3. Cooked for awhile 10-15 minutes or so until the internal was 135F-140ish. After I had the plate setter going I just shut the top and bottom down 'til the meat was to our liking-medium rare.
4. Served with asparagus,Turkish rice pilaf. Little red wine to wash down.
Recipe Type: Lamb, Main Dish, Marinade
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After several attempts of finding skewers that I like I found these a few months back. I bought them without the wood handles 'cause the wood eventually burns off in my eggsperience. These are 15'16" wide and 24 !/2" long. Fit very nicely on my large, medium and small eggs. Too short for the Xlrg.
http://www.sadaf.com/sadaf-bbq-skewer-wide-no-handles-90-7660/
Source
Source: BGE Forum, Richard Fl, 2013/08/25**
Web Page: http://www.greeneggers.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=1334188&catid=1
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Always had luck at restaurant depot and of course Costco I hope there’s a depot near youLong Island NY
1 XL BGE 12/17, 1 LG BGE 3/18, 1 MM BGE 3/18 -
Thanks to all for suggestions. I’m not sure what happened at Costco with my lamb because every other human being I know loves it. Perhaps since I often cook in a rush I didn’t rinse the cryo liquid thoroughly enough. You can’t beat the price there that’s for sure.
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I've had good luck with it. I think it's usually from Australia. Any lamb can be terrible if you over cook it unless it's in a stew or sauced.
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I'm too cheap to buy rack of lamb but I always get lamb loin chops at Costco. Never had an issue.XLBGE, LBGE, MBGE, SMALL, MINI, 2 Kubs, Fire Magic Gasser
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theeggcellentchef said:Thanks to all for suggestions. I’m not sure what happened at Costco with my lamb because every other human being I know loves it. Perhaps since I often cook in a rush I didn’t rinse the cryo liquid thoroughly enough. You can’t beat the price there that’s for sure.MMx, my not so large BGE
Genesis E330 gasser
WiFi ANOVA SV
Halifax, Canada -
Sounds like I need to give Costco another chance. Giant grocery had Marcho Farms lamb and it was solid.
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