What can you do with left over lamb?

I think cold lamb is delicious and shoulder is the best cut. If any left after I had made a sandwich or just picked at all day a curry is good - rogan Josh or shepherds pie. Cut off the fatty bits.

Makes a lovely shepherds pie Primrose.

Use it for hotpot, or dice into a pilaff

I usually put it in a stir fry.

I generally made plenty of gravy with the meat juices so we just chop up what's left of the meat and heat it up in the leftover gravy.

Great with rice and some greens and so easy.

Hate cold lamb so I'd put it in the bin.

Dice cooked lamb and stir in, at last 2 minutes, to Mushroom Risotto. Bonus if you have sun-dried tomatoes to add as well.

What can't you do with left over lamb! 1) curry it, 20 moussaka, 3 meatballs in tomato sauce 4) Just heat it through in gravy 5) shepherd's pie 6) use it in any lamb stew or casserole recipe. 7) heat it through, pull it and stuff in pittas with middle eastern seasoning , 8) or in burger buns with the usual things to go with it, 9)Put it in risoto with mushrooms, 10, use it to fill a pie with lots of tasty gravy.

What MOnica says - left over lamb is excellent in so many easy dishes.
I dislike waste so avoid it wherever possible.

I’m sure the dog would be very happy, but I’d sweat some onions, add some stock (ideally from the lamb bone but a lamb cube would do) add a handful of pearl barley and some diced potato, carrot and turnip, simmer for about half an hour until all tender.

Meanwhile, I’d cut every scrap of fat off the meat, cut it up small, and add it to the pot for the last 5 minutes, to heat through. Plus some frozen peas.
This is what I do with the scant remains of a lamb roast, preferably one on the bone. It’s very tasty.

Fry up with chopped onions and a harrisa paste and serve with roasted veg and cous cous + lots of chopped mint. Lamb is an expensive meat which certainly wouldn't be fed to the dog!

M0nica

What can't you do with left over lamb! 1) curry it, 20 moussaka, 3 meatballs in tomato sauce 4) Just heat it through in gravy 5) shepherd's pie 6) use it in any lamb stew or casserole recipe. 7) heat it through, pull it and stuff in pittas with middle eastern seasoning , 8) or in burger buns with the usual things to go with it, 9)Put it in risoto with mushrooms, 10, use it to fill a pie with lots of tasty gravy.

So much choice! 😊

Such a waste to throw it away or feed it to the dog. It can be made into lots of things as already suggested - it doesn’t have to be eaten cold if you don’t like it cold.

I’ve made it into shepherds pie, stir fried it with veg, made a curry, and made a pie in the past.

It will freeze if you don’t want to use the lamb straight away to make these dishes but do something with it at a later date.

Love left over roast lamb. Sacrilege to feed it to the dog, especially when it's so expensive. So many lovely choices for you .

We don’t have lamb very often and this was a big piece. I hate waste so normally just buy enough for one meal with no leftovers.

Picking all those blobs of fat off sounds very painstaking!
Some great ideas, thanks everyone 👏👏

It’s begging to be turned into shepherd’s pie. Grate some cheese on top and it’s really yummy. If you don’t want it send to me.

kittylester

Hate cold lamb so I'd put it in the bin.

I hope not kitty. No animal deserves to be thrown in the bin.

Save some shepherd’s pie and instead of mash mix in a tin of red kidney beans with chilli. Then you can have savoury cobbler on top. Another yummy.

Indian Rissoles - mince the lamb, add chopped onions, grated fresh ginger (or powder) mash potatoes, garam masala, egg, chopped coriander leaf, chilli powder., salt and pepper. Mix well. Form into balls in the palm of your hand and then flatten a bit to form a thick biscuit shape. Dip in flour and shallow fry on both sides.

Stovies served with pickled beetroot

Delia Smiths rissoles or Shepherds pie. If no ones looking bin it, picking off the white globules of fat makes me wretch.

We normally season and warm up and put in pittas with salad
Or in a curry

Suleiman's pilaf is a great dish. See Elizabeth David's Mediterranean Food. The BBC food version is pretty good too.

I loathe all meat fat, so if I ever I buy lamb shoulder, I cook it until virtually all the fat’s melted off it. The crispy bits are the best!

TBH I always want my lamb well done anyway, regardless of fat. Which is one reason for being a fan of the kleftiko (stolen lamb) they do in Cyprus - cooked in bread ovens until it falls apart.