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Where to buy LEAN ish minced lamb

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  • wookie_2
    wookie_2 Posts: 781 Forumite
    I have stsrted using Squirrel meat and rabbit meat. Yes i know those poor little fluffy things, but it is very healthy and tasty, and has next to no fat on it and virtually free,:D if you dont mind catching it yourself, however you could get these at your local farmers markets.
  • MrsE_2
    MrsE_2 Posts: 24,162 Forumite
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    leachyd wrote: »
    Tesco do extra lean mince but its 3 quid for a fairly small pack. Might be wrong, but from memory it think its below 5% fat. If i cant afford that i just buy the standard stuff, brown it then run hot water over it like other people have suggested. Do it in an empty sink and give it a good rinse afterwards though, otherwise it sets....disgusting!

    That will be beef I bet - thats what I buy in beef <5%.

    But much harder to get low fat lamb.
  • pawpurrs
    pawpurrs Posts: 3,910 Forumite
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    Sainsburys do a lower fat lamb mince, cant remember the exact fat content but it was a lot lower than the Tesco one, and nicer, but it was more expensive.
    Pawpurrs x ;)
  • tattoed_bum
    tattoed_bum Posts: 1,189 Forumite
    hi sunnygirl ,do you have a makro or costco near you ,i go there for my meat as they have instore butchers ,and although you need to buy bulk it does work out a lot cheaper than the supermarkets ,i usually buy a big bit of rump or sirloin when i am there it costs roughly £35 but out of that i had 36 steaks and a couple of pounds of diced steak .

    this works out at less than £1 per piece of steak and these are very generous portions .
    i alternate it every month between pork ,lamb ,steak and silverside joints .

    they will also mince up lamb if you ask them just choose whichever cut of meat you would like and they will mince it for you free of charge
  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
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    Perhaps Lamb Meatballs won't taste that good without the fattier mince.
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • MrsE_2
    MrsE_2 Posts: 24,162 Forumite
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    pawpurrs wrote: »
    Sainsburys do a lower fat lamb mince, cant remember the exact fat content but it was a lot lower than the Tesco one, and nicer, but it was more expensive.

    I looked in sainsburys the other day.

    I will look again, maybe it was sold out?;)
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