Lamb recipes are delicious, mouthwatering, and easy to cook if you have a proper recipe. It’s meat works so well in many different situations whether its roast, BBQ, steak, grill, or gravy. Although tender cuts of lambs are most preferred, they are also most expensive. Less expensive cuts like shoulder, neck, shank, and mutton can be delectable by the moist heat of pressure cooking. Pressure cooking is an excellent way to make stews since it cooks them in about one-eighth the usual time.
The cooking time must be varied according to the thickness of the cube or cut. The thicker the meat, the longer it takes to cook. Ten minutes per pound for a leg of lamb that would fit into the pressure cooker. Cooking time also may need to be varied for the degree of ‘doneness’ desired.
Browning of lamb, whether cubes, chops or ‘roasts’ before pressure cooking, done right in the pressure cooker. It helps to improve taste and appearance and seal in the juices. The browning of leg of the lamb gives the roast effect to braising in a pressure cooker.
Marinades and zesty cooking liquids can be used to impart extra flavor. You can substitute combinations of cooking liquid and marinade according to your taste.
I have selected some easy and delicious Lamb recipes which you can cook at home.
Spicy Lamb Curry Recipe
Ingredients List
Yield - 4
Ingredient Name |
Quantity |
Ginger - chopped |
1 inch |
Garlic - chopped |
12 cloves |
Leg of Lamb |
2 lbs. |
Ketchup |
1 tbsp. |
Worcestershire Sauce |
1 tbsp. |
Soy Sauce |
1 tbsp. |
Vegetable Oil |
¼ cup |
Bay Leaf |
1 |
Lamb BBQ Rub |
2 tbsp. |
Water |
½ cup |
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Method of making Spicy Lamb Curry
- Grind ginger and garlic into a paste.
- Prick meat all over with a fork, in a large bowl, mix ginger-garlic paste, Lamb BBQ Rub and all other ingredients except oil, bay leaf and water, rub the meat with mixture and allow to marinate overnight in the refrigerator or for at least 4 hours turning it once.
- Separate the meat from the marinade mixture and reserve the marinade.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker for about 2 minutes, add bay leaf and meat, fry till brown evenly on all sides. Turn off the heat and add water and marinade. Stir for 1 minute.
- Turn on the gas and close the cooker, bring to full pressure on high heat after that reduce heat and cook for 30 minutes.
- Turn off the gas and allow to cool it.
- Open the cooker and place the meat on the serving dish.
- Place cooker in high heat and boil it till liquid is reduced to half stirring occasionally. Serve Lamb hot, accompanied with gravy.
Lamb Stew Recipe
Ingredients List
Yield - 6
Ingredient Name |
Quantity |
Vegetable Oil | 1 tbsp. |
Butter | 1 tbsp. |
Boneless Lamb shoulder and neck -cut into 1 ½ inch cubes | 2 lbs. |
Onion - chopped | 1 small (4 oz.) |
Garlic - chopped | 5 clove |
Flour | 2 tbsp. |
Parsley - chopped | 2 sprigs |
Tomato Paste | 2 tbsp. |
Water | 2 ½ cup |
Carrots – cut into 1 ½ inch (4 cm) | 3 medium (1 lb.) |
Turnip – peeled and cut into quarters. | 2 |
Potatoes – peeled and cut into 1 ½ inch | 2 large |
Peas - shelled | 1 cup |
Boiling onions - peeled | 8 small |
Parsley - chopped | 1 tbsp. |
Lamb Seasoning Spice | 3 tbsp. |
- Rub meat with Lamb Seasoning Spice and keep aside for 20 minutes.
- Heat oil and butter in cooker for about 1 minute, add meat and fry till golden brown on all sides and place it in a dish.
- Add onion and garlic in remaining oil in cooker, stir fry till onion is transparent. Add meat and flour, stir then add remaining ingredients excepts carrots, turnips, potatoes, peas, boiling onions, and parsley. Stir it again.
- Close cooker and bring to full pressure on high heat then reduce heat and cook for 10 minutes.
- Turn off the gas and release the pressure of pressure cooker.
- Open cooker and add remaining ingredients except parsley, submerge vegetables in cooking liquid.
- Close cooker and bring to full pressure on high heat then reduce heat and cook for 2 minutes.
- Turn off the gas and allow to cool it naturally.
- Open cooker and discard bay leaf and parsley sprigs. Serve hot and garnished with fresh chopped parsley.
Indonesian Lamb Recipe
Ingredients List
Yield - 6
Ingredient Name |
Quantity |
Coconut - grated |
½ cup |
Onion - grated |
1 large (1/2 lb.) |
Whole dry red chilies -de-seeded and soaked in hot water for 15 minutes and drained |
10 |
Boneless Lamb Shoulder – cut into 1 ½ inch cubes |
3 ½ lbs. |
Coriander - ground |
6 tbsp. |
Coconut milk |
6 tbsp. |
Ginger - chopped |
2 tbsp. |
Sugar |
2 ½ tbsp. |
Cumin Seeds - ground |
2 tbsp. |
Curry Leaves |
1 sprig |
Lemon Salt Seasoning |
1 tsp |
Method of making Indonesian Spicy Lamb
- In a pan, roast coconut and grind with onions and red chilies and make a fine paste.
- Mix meat, Lemon Salt Seasoning and coconut paste in cooker and add all other ingredients. Stir.
- Close the cooker and bring to full pressure on high heat then reduce heat and cook for 15 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and allow it to cool naturally.
- Open the cooker and discard curry leaves, stir. Serve hot.
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