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Title: Slow braised Lamb with Courgette 'Balls'.
Post by: tim on July 25, 2007, 18:13:51
Miserable day so did a 1/2 Shoulder (courtesy Guardian Weeked). 4 hours on a bed of Onions 7 Garlic.. Boned & stuffed with the Onions. Chilled, cut up & reheated.

The Courgette 'Balls' (mentioned earlier) were great.
Title: Re: Slow braised Lamb with Courgette 'Balls'.
Post by: kitten on July 25, 2007, 20:35:01
Hi tim, those courgetttes look great, how are you doing them? (i've looked but couldn't find your reference to them earlier?)  Hope you don't mind repeating  ::)

;D
Title: Re: Slow braised Lamb with Courgette 'Balls'.
Post by: Hot_Potato on July 25, 2007, 22:42:52
Oh!    doesn't that lamb look mouthwateringly good :P   I can almost taste it....wish I could!

yes, I must 'look' to see where you've mentioned courgette balls before...maybe in the recipe thread? ;)
Title: Re: Slow braised Lamb with Courgette 'Balls'.
Post by: Marymary on July 25, 2007, 22:48:11
I do love seeing all your lovely meals, Tim, even if I don't eat meat.  I think you should produce a book of them with step by step pics - Allotment Cooking or somesuch.   :)
Title: Re: Slow braised Lamb with Courgette 'Balls'.
Post by: tim on July 26, 2007, 06:00:16
HP - page 2 of 'Courgettes' below - http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/photo04/cooking/courgettes.jpg

And the 7 Garlic was meant to be & Garlic. But you do use 6!
Title: Re: Slow braised Lamb with Courgette 'Balls'.
Post by: Biscombe on July 26, 2007, 09:19:19
Mmmmmm corgette and feta go so well together! thanks for the recipie Tim
Title: Re: Slow braised Lamb with Courgette 'Balls'.
Post by: Hot_Potato on July 26, 2007, 09:45:38
a really stupid question I'm sure but......how do I make the print bigger so I can read it having clicked onto your link Tim (or anyone) please......would like to know how to make them ???
Title: Re: Slow braised Lamb with Courgette 'Balls'.
Post by: Marymary on July 26, 2007, 09:55:07
HP just move the cursor over the print & the arrow should change to a little 'plus' sign +, just click & it will enlarge the print.  :)
Title: Re: Slow braised Lamb with Courgette 'Balls'.
Post by: tim on July 26, 2007, 09:56:01
Yes, cursor on recipe but then I have to click on the arrow thing at the bottom.
Title: Re: Slow braised Lamb with Courgette 'Balls'.
Post by: Hot_Potato on July 26, 2007, 20:42:45
thank you both so much :-*

couldn't get the cursor to change to a plus sign but saw this little symbol come up down in the corner...clicked that and 'hey presto'.....recipe sounds fab!
Title: Re: Slow braised Lamb with Courgette 'Balls'.
Post by: dandelion on July 26, 2007, 21:41:40
I too made the courgette balls from Saturday's Guardian magazine . Didn't squeeze them quite enough though and had to add more floury which made the result a bit stodgy. Here'a a direct link to the recipe

http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,2132983,00.html

Also made the ricotta tart today. Yummy!  (but needs blind baking for longer than suggested in the recipe, especially if you use a ceramic dish as I did.)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,2132993,00.html
Title: Re: Slow braised Lamb with Courgette 'Balls'.
Post by: tim on July 27, 2007, 06:30:59
You were supposed to add more[ b]breadcrumbs[/b]? I added more than double. But they fry up quite well even though you can barely handle them.

I burst the antique cloth I was squeezing them in!!
Title: Re: Slow braised Lamb with Courgette 'Balls'.
Post by: dandelion on July 27, 2007, 08:45:17
I didn't have enough breadcrumbs in the house, but yes I imagine it would be lighter using more breadcrumbs.
Title: Re: Slow braised Lamb with Courgette 'Balls'.
Post by: tim on July 27, 2007, 10:41:11
What, no bread??
Title: Re: Slow braised Lamb with Courgette 'Balls'.
Post by: Jitterbug on July 30, 2007, 14:43:34
Thanks for those recipes - they sound delicious.  I definitely will try the courgette balls.

Tim: I also love using shoulder lamb - I find it a cheap cut of meat and very flavousome if cooked right.  Also lamb rib is good but that I use in a curry. 

Yummy!!! :P

Jitterbug