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Rack of lamb is often French trimmed (also known as Frenching in the United States), that is, the rib bones are exposed by cutting off the fat and meat covering them. Typically, three inches (7–8 cm) of bone beyond the main muscle (the rib eye or Longissimus dorsi) are left on the rack, with the top two inches (5 cm) exposed. [1]
Diagram of cuts of lamb in the United Kingdom. Scrag end is shown in yellow. Scrag end is a cut of lamb and mutton taken from the neck and common in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. It is a primal cut separated from the carcass during butchering. [1] [2]
A cooked lamb shank. A meat shank or shin is the portion of meat around the tibia of the animal, the leg bone beneath the knee and shoulder. [1] American beef cuts: shank shown in red. Lamb shanks are often braised whole; veal shanks are typically cross-cut. Some dishes made using shank include: Bulalo, a Filipino beef shank stew.
The rib cage or thoracic cage is an endoskeletal enclosure in the thorax of most vertebrates that comprises the ribs, vertebral column and sternum, which protect the vital organs of the thoracic cavity, such as the heart, lungs and great vessels and support the shoulder girdle to form the core part of the axial skeleton.
Examples of primals include the round, loin, rib, and chuck for beef or the ham, loin, Boston butt, and picnic for pork. Different countries and cultures make these cuts in different ways, and primal cuts also differ between type of carcass. The British, American and French primal cuts all differ in some respects.
Rib chops of lamb contain more fat than loin chops. If the whole primal cut is left intact, the cut is instead a rack of lamb. Like pork rib chops, they have little connective tissue, so they are usually roasted as a rack, or grilled one by one. They may also be frenched, with the meat and fat cut off the bone. [3]
Lamb is often sorted into three kinds of meat: forequarter, loin, and hindquarter. The forequarter includes the neck, shoulder, front legs, and the ribs up to the shoulder blade. The hindquarter includes the rear legs and hip. The loin includes the ribs between the two. Lamb chops are cut from the rib, loin
Ribs of bison, goat, ostrich, crocodile, alligator, llama, alpaca, beefalo, African buffalo, water buffalo, kangaroo, and other animals are also consumed in various parts of the world. They can be roasted, grilled, fried, sous vide, baked, braised, or smoked. A set of ribs served together (5 or more), is known as a rack (as in a rack of ribs).