New Zealand Lamb/Sheep Recipes

"The simplest of treatments often brings out the best of flavours. Do these in the fry pan or on a BBQ. We like our lamb chops cooked though rather than pink... and we often use more olive oil than stated because then the fat around the edge of the chops caramalises and gets lovely and crispy. Cooking time is approximate because it really depends on..."

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Ingredients: pepper, fresh rosemary...

"A tasty marinade for lamb chops. Great for the BBQ or grill. Prep time doesn't include time to marinate the chops."

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Ingredients: dried rosemary leaves, ketchup...

"A classic Kiwi dish from New Zealand, sure to please!"

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Ingredients: olive oil, gingerroot...

"This is the name my daughter came up with when I served this roast leg of lamb for Boxing Day this Christmas holiday! We love roast leg of lamb and this was a variation on my normal way of roasting it. I would have studded the leg with fresh rosemary as well as garlic, but I could not find it under the snow and heavy frost, another time! I am spoilt..."

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Ingredients: fresh rosemary, garlic...

"I spent an day looking after a family members home while workmen were there to install a new security entranceway (they are away on holiday) so to keep me busy I decided to go through their cookbooks looking for some recipes to post on 'zaar.."

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Ingredients: coriander seeds, cumin seeds...

"This is the recipe that was used on the New Zealand high country sheep station I spent my early years growing up on. It's simple in the extreme. Kiwi's generally don't like their meat with any red still showing, so if you like your meat still walking this is not one for you :) It was preferred to make rich gravy's, homemade mint sauces etc to serve..."

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Ingredients: pepper, salt, soy sauce...

"Simple to make and classic mint and lamb taste. I like to serve these with jacket baked potatoes and some steamed green veggies and carrot sticks."

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Ingredients: fresh white breadcrumbs, salt & freshly ground black pepper...

"Don't forget to soak you bamboo skewers. Prep time does not include time to marinade."

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Ingredients: cumin, dried rosemary, garlic...

"Adaped from an Iain Hewitson's recipe. The original recipe is simmered on the stove top and uses cubed lamb. I cooked this with lamb shanks and it worked perfectly. Personally I prefer to cook a recipe like this in the oven."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, dried apricots...

"This is an ideal way of cooking racks of lamb when you don't want a crumbed coating. I like to serve this with a salad & potatoes (done however takes your fancy on the day!)or with steamed vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower & carrots and a jacket baked potato, with a horror of horrors......gravy made with a pkt mix! LOL"

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Ingredients: garlic, oil, peppercorns...

"These are my mother's world famous lamb shanks. They are absolutely delicious, the meat literally falls off the bone. Serve with vegetables and mashed potatoes. Wonderful with Merlot! It just sets off the flavours. Fabulous to serve for a dinner party as you can socialise and get everything ready because they cook for so long."

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Ingredients: oranges, juice and zest of...