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Lamb Feast & Season’s Greetings

December 24, 2010 5 Comments

Arrived up in the mountains yesterday afternoon to enjoy a relatively quiet season through the new year. The large family get together was last weekend and tomorrow, we’ll have a few family over. I’m probably not going to do anything fancy for Christmas dinner. Maybe a simple pot roast. Or, maybe my brother will bring the wild killed elk steaks he promised.

We got together with some friends Wednesday night prior to heading out yesterday and I cooked up a bit of a lamb feast for four. This is the grassfed, pastured lamb from my Marin Sun Farms CSA. That’s turning out very nicely, by the way. 17 pounds per month of various beef, pork & lamb (goat is available, too). The first delivery was heavy on the lamb and the one I picked up last week, heavy on the pork. The variety of the cuts ensures I get in lots of new things to experiment with.

Lots of Lamb
Lots of Lamb

I had four racks to work with (one of them frenched and one boneless & tied). Prep is so simple. Sea salt, ground pepper and a bit of garlic powder on the fatty portion of the racks. Then I broiled them on high on a cookie sheet to brown them for a few minutes. Then 350 until internal is 135. Let ’em rest and you’re done.

I mashed some taters and did my red wine reduction in the classic way but with a pinch or so each of thyme and rosemary.

Rack of Lamb
Rack of Lamb

Oh, and just for fun, here’s what we were snacking on yesterday. Elk salami from a wild kill. It is amazing. Far better than most beef or pork I’ve ever had.

Elk Salami
Elk Salami

We’re up here for about the next 10 days. Lot’s of relaxing, reading, and working on plans for both business and this blog. Perhaps not a lot of blogging, though. But we’ll see.

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  1. Richard December 24, 2010 at 13:53

    Man, the lamb looks delicious.

    Did you have the elk processed yourself or did you buy it from a processor that had unclaimed meat?

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    • Richard Nikoley December 24, 2010 at 14:04

      The elk is from a friend of my brother’s. His kill.

  2. Laurie D. December 24, 2010 at 13:55

    That lamb looks very tasty!

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  3. Nancy December 24, 2010 at 14:05

    Yummy!! The lamb looks fantastic, I’m going to check out their website. Hope you and Bea and the puppies have a fabulous Christmas, but then how could you lose, considering your awesome environment, take care, love, David and Nancy

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  4. Jeremy December 24, 2010 at 15:15

    Dang, that lamb looks so good. Because of your pics from the other day I bought $60 of prime rib today and some more lamb. Can’t convince anyone else to even try the lamb yet but that just leaves more for me.

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I'm Richard Nikoley. Free The Animal began in 2003 and as of 2020, has 5,000 posts and 120,000 comments from readers. I blog what I wish...from lifestyle to philosophy, politics, social antagonism, adventure travel, nomad living, location and time independent—"while you sleep"— income, and food. I intended to travel the world "homeless" but the Covid-19 panic-demic squashed that. I've become an American expat living in rural Thailand where I've built a home. I celebrate the audacity and hubris to live by your own exclusive authority and take your own chances. [Read more...]

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