*April 2010 COTM, Bittman: Meat

[Caitlin McGrath]

April's Cookbook of the Month is How to Cook Everything, by Mark Bittman.

Please use this thread for reports on the following chapter, both ed.: Meat

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[pitu]

Grilled lamb with coconut milk p 482 original paperback edition
this is a great party dish for a sit-down dinner

Leg of lamb marinated in coconut milk w tumeric, onion, ginger, grilled, garnished with cilantro - it's really really good. Butterflied leg, but I've done it bone-in once or twice for the heck of it, in the oven and on outdoor grill. I reduce and strain the marinade for sauce; since raw meat was sitting in it, obviously the cooking down part is key.

Tend to serve this with rice and a sweet potato - red lentil dal, and green salad

[karykat]

(I'm appreciating these recipe reports. Will help me use the book more and know what is good and what not so good. Thanks!)