Comments on: Summer feast

By: Zac

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:49:48 +0000

Hi, I stumbled on your website and I do have to say that lamb on the spit is something awesome. I come from Greece so we have that treat every year on Easter day. There are some tricks to cook it. Sorry to say that you have it tied up all wrong thats why the uncooked parts. a) Spit has to go through the lamb. b)Front legs and back legs have to be tied crosswise. c) Belly part after seasoned sewn. d)2 hooks upper and lower back fastened with bolts (that is that part is roasted first and you want to keep it together. e)For the first hour the spit has to be spun fast and it has to be low closer to the charcoal. After about an hour the spit goes higher up. Because the back part always gets ready first when you see it getting ready you have to move the charcoal on the right and left of the lamb so you minimize the heat in the middle.
Some people wrap it with baking paper (non stick) while roasting it for the first 1-1 1/2. Then just ripe it off. It cooks much faster. The best tasting lambs are up to 12-14 kilos. Next time try to get a big bunch of oregano and use as a brush to marinate it while roasting.
I do have to give you a BRAVO for the effort and hope that it becomes a habit at least once a year. I surely know that the taste of it is worth it.

By: Howard

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:48:23 +0000

Nhu : Perhaps it was your bbq which I picked up off the side of the road ?

By: Nhu

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:45:21 +0000

Hey, that looks great. I have those tiny bbq’s as well – believe it or not, we buy one of those everytime we have a bbq coz we couldnt be bothered cleaning them. After all, it takes very little time to put them together

By: Howard

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:32:47 +0000

Y : Roasting the beast is a great feeling, especially when you carve it all yourself!

Chris : I love deboned chicken, so much more tasty

Nina : Thanks for dropping by! It’s funny you mention SA as a meat loving nation, I recall watching an episode of Anthony Bourdain where he went to a beach in Cape Town and there were outdoor BBQ’s available on the beach for people to cook their meat, I wish they had that here!

Anne : Thanks for visiting ! The lamb tasted as good as it looked.

Bubz : $200 meal ? wow you guys must have ordered ALOT!

By: Bubz

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:49:36 +0000

Grr! I am now hungry again after a $200 meal (9 people) at Wagaya… mmm, lamb