Wade Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 One of my customers has Icelandic friends and they were recently given some Hangikjöt. They enjoyed it so much that they asked me if I could produce some for them. Without hesitation I immediately replied... "WTF is Hangikjöt???" I did a bit of investigation online and found that it is effectively lamb with a gammon or bacon cure that is smoked. There are actually several versions - one that is wet brine cured, another that is dry cured - both of which you roast. Another is dry cured and then air dried. As we were so close to Christmas I thought that it would be worth giving the wet brine roasting joint style a try. As they raise lamb on their farm, they supplied the lamb and I am doing the rest. *** just a note on the smoking. The Icelandic's burn animal dung for the authentic smoke flavour - but my EHO didn't seem too keen on that. I am therefore using Hickory instead. A selection of lamb joints As a first attempt and with limited time, I am doing an injection cure. This will not only speed up the cure time but will also help protect against sour bone. Left for 7 days to cure and now in the smoker They have already had a day and a half in the smoker. I will take them out tomorrow and vac pac them, place hem in the fridge to allow the smoke flavour to penetrate between now and Christmas. I am curious as to how they will turn out. I will let you know. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterbaby Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Sounds and looks good 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Salted cure lamb sounds good. Salt marsh lamb is delicious but this is another level. Following Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Great stuff Wade, can’t wait to see the end result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valve90210 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 @Wade Lamb, I never thought I'd see the day!! 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Spent a bit of time in Iceland working and have got to say the Lamb is exceptional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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