As uber-mother incarnate I made fresh stock yesterday with bones from our butcher..

[Twiglett]

ok, I know .. no biggie .. well it was a first for me

so now I have some lovely lamb stock and absolutely no idea what to do with it

heyulp please

[Gillian76]

What about an Irish stew?

[Cadeauxbury]

sorry, no ideas as yet, just too darned impressed with your earth mother status

[Twiglett]

yes me too cadders

[Sleighmenere]

Braised lamb shanks with apricots and butterbeans.

[Twiglett]

I have left over turkey stuffed with pheasant and duck in the fridge too

bow down to me you lesser mortals snurk ..

[iota]

lamb and veg soup...



or freeze it, forget about it and chuck it away this time next yr

[Twiglett]

bleurgh .. fruit is a dessert or a snack .. it is not an ingredient for a main course

on that I am totally right

[FrenchKissUnderMistletoeGirl]

mmmm
I think in fact you have butcher stock as per your thread title

yum

[Cadeauxbury]

we're not worthy, we're not worthy!

[Twiglett]

PMSL frenchgirl

(I am guessing it was lamb bones actually .. could have been beef?)

[Cadeauxbury]

I must disagree with you oh uber mother twig!
I do a fantastic pork joint stuffed with peaches or apricots.

[iota]

beef bones would ahve been substantially larger than lamb ones Twig - -that should have given you a clue

[FrenchKissUnderMistletoeGirl]

yeah Cadeaux
I made fab beef stew with cinnamon and bay leaf and prunes for Xmas eve

honestly Twig, you know nought

[Sleighmenere]

Sorry Twig, diddn't realise we were dealing with such an unsophisticated palate. In that case the only possible thing to do is a lamb hotpot, or of course an Irish stew (but that may be a bit cosmopolitain for you )

[FrenchKissUnderMistletoeGirl]

shepherd's pie?
I made a delicious one last night [annoyingly smug emoticon]

[Sleighmenere]

Actually the truth of the matter is that lamb stock has limited uses in the kitchen as it often retains a quite muttony flavour. In most cases it is preferable to use chicken or beef stock. You would be better off making a lamb based dish with it.

[Twiglett]

I was once served sirloin steak in a posh restaurant and they put sliced strawberry on top as a garnish .. wtf?

[Cadeauxbury]

Oh I could understand that if there was Balsamic vinegar involved.

[iota]

I assume that you are not a fan of Heston Blumental then Twig?

[Twiglett]

OMG I am shocked and stunned and stunned and shocked that you do not share my hatred of strawberry on steak

has the world gone mad?

[Sleighmenere]

Actually I agree with you about the strawberry on a steak thing. Fruit only enhances savoury dishes when the flavours compliment each other. It should not be used as an innappropriate garnish, that is just silly. I would put money on it that you would not experience such a travesty at a Heson Blumenthal restaurant.

[iota]

I thought Heston likes to mix unusal flavours together hence snail porridge

[FrenchKissUnderMistletoeGirl]

sounds delish!!!

[Sleighmenere]

He does mix unusual ingredients but the porridge dish is pretty much exactly like a risotto made with oats. He plays with unusual concepts of taste, texture and flavour and from what I gather eating in his restaurant is about having a gastronomic experience which imho is a world away from some grill chef lazily placing a strawberry on a steak.

[iota]

actually sleighmere, I wasn't specifically thinking of the strawberry on steak, more responding to Twig' lack of adventure when she said:

"bleurgh .. fruit is a dessert or a snack .. it is not an ingredient for a main course

on that I am totally right"