How to Butcher a Whole Lamb At Home - Self Sufficient Life

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  • @heidibear44
    @heidibear44 Місяць тому +19

    Even though you work quickly, it doesn't feel rushed, and I can follow quite easily. Your videos are so incredibly helpful. Thank you for making them. Much love from South Africa. One of my favourite channels ❤

  • @OrkKnuckles
    @OrkKnuckles Місяць тому +13

    8:58 You could probably use the “foot” for the stock. All that cartilage and tendon is gonna have a lot of collagen, which when broken down turns into gelatin.
    Beautiful saucy and stick to your mouth that you can only get from homemade stock. I put a few chicken feet into the mix whenever I do stock because they’re gelatin bombs.

  • @mikeplatts2603
    @mikeplatts2603 Місяць тому +7

    I could watch Steven butchery skills all day.

  • @geoffanddebshipton6797
    @geoffanddebshipton6797 Місяць тому +5

    Excellent, educational and informative as always when Steven gives a class in how he goes about his craft when butchering for the family. Brilliant stuff. Well done with the camera work and editing too Tracy - makes all the difference. That and the banter. 😉😂
    Great job! Hope you guys weathered the storm ok. Xx

  • @annelandon7889
    @annelandon7889 Місяць тому +3

    I am from the north east of England, it is nice to hear the accent of the north. Great video, thank you from Alberta Canada

  • @mickhardstaff6605
    @mickhardstaff6605 Місяць тому +5

    Very impressive,
    How nice to watch a skilled tradesmen at work and so fast. Well done Steven.

  • @tomabbott2921
    @tomabbott2921 Місяць тому +3

    wicked. I love this format of video, peaks my interest in butchery. You've got a skill for it sir.

  • @alk5270
    @alk5270 Місяць тому +3

    Makes you appreciate the skill that goes into the food we eat thanks for sharing enjoyed the video take care and all the best

  • @spencerdodds2207
    @spencerdodds2207 Місяць тому +2

    I found my self salivating watching this. Lovely meat.

  • @nettynoohawk200
    @nettynoohawk200 Місяць тому +2

    Another great video. I was literally glued to it. Thanks both of you for sharing your diverse knowledge.

  • @morganica
    @morganica Місяць тому +8

    you should try making tallow with some of the fat offcuts - great for shallow frying on the aga

  • @JAYG6390
    @JAYG6390 Місяць тому +2

    Not been subscribed too long as I've only recently found your channel. However, it's great to see someone fantastic at their craft butchering with such skill. Looking forward to seeing how the experiment works out!

  • @piccadillyline9765
    @piccadillyline9765 Місяць тому +4

    Lamb lap!! Been years since I have heard it called that... Asked a butcher for it just got a blank look. Love it in a hotpot.

    • @patclark1622
      @patclark1622 20 днів тому

      I Googled 'lap lamb' and only saw lap being used in Ireland, and then there's your norther accent .... where was/is lap used, please?

    • @piccadillyline9765
      @piccadillyline9765 19 днів тому

      @@patclark1622 also knowen as lamb breast. I use it in a hot pot. Layer of black pudding, lap cut into 1 inch bits with bone, diced turnip and carrot, sliced potatoes bit of lamb stock salt and pepper mixed herds covered it with foil and into the oven for about 1 hour then uncover back in oven to crisp up the sliced potatoes. This was one of my childhood faves.

    • @patclark1622
      @patclark1622 19 днів тому

      @@piccadillyline9765 Yes I know that dish, delicious and often eaten with pickled red cabbage - especially good when you've been sledging, and with steamed marmalade pudding for afters.
      It's the word 'lap' that piques my curiosity.

    • @OurSmallholdingAdventure
      @OurSmallholdingAdventure  10 днів тому

      That sounds amazing!

    • @OurSmallholdingAdventure
      @OurSmallholdingAdventure  10 днів тому

      Haha never questioned it before tbh, just how we know it :)

  • @mountainman9606
    @mountainman9606 Місяць тому +1

    Your a artist, seriously well presented and beautifully done. Merry x mas❤

  • @triskerslake3763
    @triskerslake3763 Місяць тому +1

    Another masterclass and absolutely fascinating. I admire the way you manage to use every little scrap of the carcass (as you should) in the knowledge that this meat will feed your family for a good long while. I see an Irish stew in your future! You must also have a freezer the size of a transit van to keep all those bones. Bravo.

  • @herriotpipes
    @herriotpipes Місяць тому +2

    Great knife skills. 👌🏻

  • @jammydogger1
    @jammydogger1 Місяць тому +2

    Wow you know your way around a carcass and a sharp tipped knife!

  • @ianforeman4377
    @ianforeman4377 Місяць тому +2

    The “ back straps” look amazing

  • @andrewnewbury4689
    @andrewnewbury4689 Місяць тому +1

    Great videos....keep doing these they are so interesting and informative

  • @jaysmith8199
    @jaysmith8199 Місяць тому +2

    Very informative- I wouldn't trust myself with those super sharp knives 😄

  • @OtterwoodCottage
    @OtterwoodCottage Місяць тому +1

    I’ve been saying up to now that we don’t want lambs but now I’m wondering… 😊 Great video as always. Hope the storm hasn’t caused you too much damage ❤

  • @nataliewaller2067
    @nataliewaller2067 20 днів тому +1

    the ones that are stuffed ended up looking like really pretty lamb roulades!

  • @maristermcsorley4203
    @maristermcsorley4203 Місяць тому +1

    Amazing skills Steven 😊last time I did half a lamb was 24 years ago when I was at catering college 😂😂😂

  • @T-Wrex1864
    @T-Wrex1864 Місяць тому +1

    When I done stuffed lamb breast I just used one side with a very wet stuffing so it was nice and thin. To roll it I used cling film to tighten it up then put it in the fridge. The butter in the stuffing helps it firm up. Low and slow thin for the win.

  • @lorrainemalyan983
    @lorrainemalyan983 Місяць тому +1

    Great skills. Really interesting to see.

  • @MultiVoiceofreason
    @MultiVoiceofreason Місяць тому +1

    You guys are awesome!! End of! Have a great Christmas and enjoy your lives 👍🏻

  • @chuckbassification
    @chuckbassification Місяць тому +1

    Amazing channel guys, I have been inspired after the pork video to buy and butcher myself for the family. It was incredibly enjoyable and filled the freezer too! Hoping to get organised in 2025 to try our hand at one or two of our own!

  • @michaelnardmann3208
    @michaelnardmann3208 Місяць тому +1

    Very nice, thanks. cant wait for the scotch broth video.

  • @gillharris-g6w
    @gillharris-g6w Місяць тому +1

    Very informative. Thank you.

  • @Stargazer80able
    @Stargazer80able Місяць тому +1

    Some like lamb, most like beef and pork. You do great videos and dont stop! The exact same method goes for muntjack and deer.. Be safe and healthy.

  • @danhart1735
    @danhart1735 Місяць тому +1

    Very entertaining video, impressive knife work ❤

  • @GaryDoyle-bq2vd
    @GaryDoyle-bq2vd Місяць тому +1

    Excellent knife skills.

  • @key-hunta5527
    @key-hunta5527 Місяць тому +3

    Can you do the costing for a lamb like you did for the pigs.... be interested to see what it works out at..... Great video like always....

  • @danmartin9558
    @danmartin9558 Місяць тому

    Enjoyed the canning video

  • @fergspan5727
    @fergspan5727 Місяць тому +1

    Great job lad

  • @paulsinclair3401
    @paulsinclair3401 Місяць тому

    Wonderful! And you make it look so effortless and straightforward!
    I'd have ended up with a bloody mess of lost fingers and hacked meat all mixed up with each other! 😂

  • @michaelcrawford2094
    @michaelcrawford2094 Місяць тому

    Superb, every butchering video you do is a pleasure to watch Steven! If only it was as easy as you make it look 😂

  • @jackiefoster8866
    @jackiefoster8866 Місяць тому +1

    Great video

  • @falusitablet8747
    @falusitablet8747 Місяць тому +1

    Very nicely done. I can't get lambs liver where I am, I used to get in the uk. 🇨🇦🇬🇧

    • @annelandon7889
      @annelandon7889 Місяць тому

      I live in Alberta too, my oh my do you have search around for lamb’s liver.

  • @joanneward9324
    @joanneward9324 Місяць тому

    Thank you, I will definitely be getting some of those knives. 😊

  • @seanmckeown6120
    @seanmckeown6120 Місяць тому +2

    Wonderful video again, i do love a good butchery video for Christmas 😊 Steve's knife skills never cease to amaze me.
    How much stock will you get from all those bones.
    The stuffed lap looked fantastic how did it taste?
    Looking guard to the scotch broth and stock video.

    • @OurSmallholdingAdventure
      @OurSmallholdingAdventure  20 днів тому +1

      Stock has been great, there’s over 20 litres left and I’ve been using it. Re used the bones for a thinner one too for immediate use :)

  • @howardsportugal
    @howardsportugal Місяць тому

    Great to see your tecnique - did a wild boar the other day & clearly didn't fit the channel as got 10x less views than normal - ah well, it's proper delicious!
    All the best from rural Portugal where we're getting sheep in the new year (probably!)
    Cheers.

  • @NUTTER8291
    @NUTTER8291 Місяць тому

    Wonderful video.. very instructive.. you make looks so easy !!
    All I can say is that I wish my knives were ANYWHERE as sharp as yours ........ ive tried and tried 😢

  • @lilykhandker6716
    @lilykhandker6716 Місяць тому

    I don't eat a lot of lamb but I get a whole lamb when I do my Quarbani sacrifice.
    I get my asian butcher to do 50% in English style eg lamb chops, ribs, lamb legs and 50% asian style eg cut into pieces for lamb curries
    I also use the kidneys, heart, lungs & liver for curries

  • @josevilla8648
    @josevilla8648 Місяць тому +2

    Cracking video, so much so that we have just had the conversation do we get a couple for next year and can we spare the pasture, from a very, very windy and soggy Shropshire

    • @OurSmallholdingAdventure
      @OurSmallholdingAdventure  20 днів тому

      Oooh what did you decide? Or haven’t you yet?

    • @josevilla8648
      @josevilla8648 19 днів тому

      @@OurSmallholdingAdventure We can't really spare the pasture but we were chatting with our neighbour over the hedge about our field drainage woes when we mentioned what we were thinking and for a bit of shared responsibilities they have offered add our lambs to their small flock of Orchard based Shropshire's next year so win win!

  • @oursmallholdinglife5243
    @oursmallholdinglife5243 Місяць тому +1

    Brilliant! Nice idea with the stuffed breasts. All looks lovely and I shall be following this when I do mine! x

    • @OurSmallholdingAdventure
      @OurSmallholdingAdventure  Місяць тому +1

      Ahh glad you had chance to see it. The lamb breasts were lovely too! Definitely doing again x

  • @MrRussLock
    @MrRussLock Місяць тому +1

    i would have to be wearing a chainmail glove with that knife

  • @johngrundy9546
    @johngrundy9546 Місяць тому +1

    Be nice to see your Scotch Broth recipe

  • @Andy-kw2zm
    @Andy-kw2zm Місяць тому

    Please can you do the price/costs associated with the lamb like you did with the Pork. Thank you

  • @Keenuzzo1
    @Keenuzzo1 4 дні тому

    mad skills

  • @conway_me
    @conway_me Місяць тому

    Thanks, good video. Can’t believe you diced the loin for a pot though! Do you have a demo video of your butchers knot?

    • @OurSmallholdingAdventure
      @OurSmallholdingAdventure  Місяць тому +1

      Haha yes; we expected that :)
      Should be a link in the description or here if it works ua-cam.com/users/shortsI1voV27WfrU?si=0GrheDAvTBuNeHD5

  • @katrienvh4289
    @katrienvh4289 Місяць тому +1

    Thank you for the video! Tracy, have you ever made tallow and/or crackling from your scheep please?

  • @chrishamilton-wearing3232
    @chrishamilton-wearing3232 Місяць тому +1

    You mentioned trimming out the suet, I live in France and it's not something you see in the shops here which is a bit of a bummer when you want to make mince pies etc. Have you done a video about making suet or would you consider doing one ?

    • @OurSmallholdingAdventure
      @OurSmallholdingAdventure  10 днів тому +1

      I haven't got a video titled this specifically but it is included somewhere haha, sorry that's not too helpful!

    • @chrishamilton-wearing3232
      @chrishamilton-wearing3232 10 днів тому

      @@OurSmallholdingAdventure Not too helpful ! I demand that you look through all your vids to find which one. At once ! Otherwise I will have to do it. 😅

  • @stephenclee6272
    @stephenclee6272 Місяць тому

    Amazing butchery there mate I was fascinated at hoe easy you made it look. How much would be the going rate for a full sheep like that Butchered?

  • @simonskagestad2120
    @simonskagestad2120 Місяць тому +5

    How much would a full lamb cost

    • @ianforeman4377
      @ianforeman4377 Місяць тому +2

      Nothing if you go shopping at night 😀

    • @jcarey568
      @jcarey568 Місяць тому +2

      Choice lambs 60-80 lbs @200-227 USD.
      80-100 lbs @195-230 USD
      100-120lbs @ 190-230 USD
      Greencastle Pennsylvania
      Dec. 9, 2024

    • @kqwen5268
      @kqwen5268 16 днів тому

      @@jcarey568I thought it would’ve been more expensive to be honest.

  • @paulklee5790
    @paulklee5790 Місяць тому

    Prompted to ask a rhetorical question: is there a single chopping board in all the Nation that hasn’t got a strange curved burn mark on it? Both my good cutting boards have them though I absolutely no recollection of putting anything hot down on them! I think we should be told who/what is doing this!

  • @noelf5827
    @noelf5827 Місяць тому

    Did yah hang the lamb in the fridge first before cutting ?

  • @maxinedurling3425
    @maxinedurling3425 Місяць тому

    I missed the name of the big knife. I also think I need a knife sharping course.

    • @OurSmallholdingAdventure
      @OurSmallholdingAdventure  20 днів тому

      Sorry for the late reply Maxine. The large one was the F-Dick brand :)

    • @maxinedurling3425
      @maxinedurling3425 20 днів тому

      @@OurSmallholdingAdventure Hey it was Christmas I compleatly understand

  • @adamdavies7105
    @adamdavies7105 Місяць тому

    You can eat your first cut tomorrow, but how many frozen lamb-only meals will your family have to eat before you finish it?
    No man is an island.

  • @Pooki2024
    @Pooki2024 Місяць тому +4

    This is nightmare fuel for vegetarians

  • @tezzah...
    @tezzah... Місяць тому

    You won't get any chops after removing the very expensive fillets, You're just left with cutlets!

  • @jonashworth367
    @jonashworth367 Місяць тому

    4 Kidneys?

  • @DavidSmith-tu6jd
    @DavidSmith-tu6jd Місяць тому +1

    Small wonder that Lamb died, it didn't have a heart. Enjoyed watching you deal with the rest of it though............................. (fancy that eh! never heard of such a thing a lamb without a heart)

  • @MandyIngram-h4f
    @MandyIngram-h4f Місяць тому +1

    Can I come as live with you xxxx

  • @wastelanderone
    @wastelanderone 21 день тому

    Not a big fan of lamb but you don't half make it look appealing!

  • @jakewakelin5751
    @jakewakelin5751 Місяць тому

    If you're new to butchery, get yourself some butchery gloves!