Lamb Ribs With Nigella and Cumin Seeds
Asked by cinnamonsugar. Answered on 23rd November 2015
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Have just been to my butcher to ask for lamb ribs and the only ones they can have are very thin with not much meat on them. Apparently a few people have asked about them (clearly a popular recipe!) so my butchers did call around but the same response from all our local butchers. I wonder if you have suggestions please? Thanks
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The lamb ribs used in Nigella's recipe for Lamb Ribs with Nigella And Cumin Seeds (from Simply Nigella) are cut from the breast of the lamb, They are not as big as pork ribs and tend to be thinner. The amount of meat on the bones will depend on how the breast was trimmed. Using the breast bones for cooking is still fairly unusual in the UK.
It may be worth speaking to your butcher and pre-ordering the bones, asking if it possible to trim the breast so that the bones have slightly more meat on them. It may make the bones slightly more expensive, due to the additional meat, but would make them more suitable for this recipe.
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Posted by Canada on 5th October 2018
Show more commentsEvery year we buy a lamb to be able to enjoy the following year and have never known how to cook the ribs. One morning your recipe using the Nigella and Cumin seeds arrived in my e. mail box. After a bit of a hunt for the Nigella seeds I followed your recipe, fantastic, now a family favorite, so tasty, and we did not find them too greasy for our taste. I will be recommending this recipe to friends, Thank you. Rosemary.(Canada)