[meowy]

I have a recipe that calls for boneless lamb lions, 1 pound, in a library book. What do I use instead? Will chicken work out okay? Or should i use beef stew meat? It's a vegetable curry dish. I don't even know what curry is exactly but the recipe looks pretty good and my husband and I are willing to give it a try (without the lamb in it)

[kaplods]

I've interchanged many different proteins with good results. Beef or chicken would likely both work out well. Beef and lamb have a more similar flavor, but chicken should work fine in the dish (I prefer dark meat chicken in curries, I think they stand up to the flavor better, and can be simmered longer without drying out the meat - but that's my preference).

[Aiesline]

Is there a reason you don't want to use lamb?

[beerab]

Lamb is a pretty tender meat, yes you can do beef, you might need to adjust cooking time though so you don't overcook the meat or undercook it.

[meowy]

Thank you very much all! I'll add your notes to my grocery list so we'll be prepared on Sunday.

It's probably a really lame reason and one most people will probably just roll their eyes and laugh at me for, but I just... can't.. eat lamb. I don't know why but just the very idea of it just upsets me and sets off an anxiety problem. I can eat beef, chicken, turkey no problem but when it comes to lamb I just cannot handle it. I don't have an aversion to sheep though. I buy wool on Etsy now and then from people who get it from their sheep or alpacas, spin it, crochet with it, wear what I make (eventually when I spin enough because I'm really slow at it still).. but I can't actually *eat* lamb. One of those things that makes me... me I guess

[kaplods]

I made gyro seasoned ground beef and ground lamb with flour tortillas when my sisters were in highschool. They loved it, until I mentioned that there was lamb in it.

They were horrified because it was "baby animal," and I explained that most lamb is actually "young adult" sheep. Older sheep is "mutton" and is less tender and has a stronger flavor.

I'm the oddball in my family, because I love lamb (and goat is even better). I wish lamb, mutton and goat were easier to find (and less expensive when I do find it).

[Mollz]

Originally Posted by meowy

I have a recipe that calls for boneless lamb lions, 1 pound, in a library book. What do I use instead? Will chicken work out okay? Or should i use beef stew meat? It's a vegetable curry dish. I don't even know what curry is exactly but the recipe looks pretty good and my husband and I are willing to give it a try (without the lamb in it)

Ah... the wonders of curry! Very yummy stuff! I love butter chicken (which has no butter in it at all) and beef vindaloo. It's very difficult to mess up curry.

For curry, you can substitute any kind of meat; if you don't like or can't find lamb, give beef or chicken a try. You can even throw in prawns/shrimp if you like. Since you're going to be simmering it, you can use cheaper cuts of beef or chicken; it'll tenderise as you cook. I'm going to use lamb neck chops in my next curry- they came with the lamb we had knocked on the head and while you don't get much meat, the meat is super super tender after being in a slow cooker for a few hours.

[meowy]

Thank you all so much

I'm glad you told me we could do the cheaper ones! My husband and I aren't very good when it comes to knowing what to buy in the butcher aisle and red meats, we eat a lot of chicken and fish hehe

I'll write that down on the shopping list so we don't forget this afternoon