Tips to Prevent the Smell of Roasting Mutton

You can use the following methods to reduce or eliminate the heavy smell (often referred to as “lamb smell”) that occurs when roasting mutton:

🥩 Precautions to be Taken Before Cooking

1. Clean the Nerves and Fats of the Meat: The smell usually comes from tail fat and inner fat. Clean the excess fat and nervous parts.

2. Soak in Vinegar or Lemon Water: Soaking the meat in vinegar or lemon water for 1-2 hours both reduces the odor and softens the meat.

3. Marinate with Onion and Spices: Marinating the meat in onion, garlic, black pepper, thyme and bay leaves for a few hours in advance both adds flavor and suppresses the odor.

🔥 Things to Do During Cooking

1. Use Oil or Olive Oil Instead of Butter: Tail fat or butter can increase the odor.

2. Use Onion, Garlic and Spices:

• Start with plenty of onion and a little garlic.
• Use spices that suppress the odor such as thyme, bay leaf, black pepper, cumin, allspice.

3. Add Vegetables to Roast: Vegetables such as carrots, capia peppers, tomatoes both enhance the flavor of the dish and balance the smell.

4. Lemon Zest or Vinegar: Adding a small amount of lemon juice or a few drops of vinegar at the last stage will reduce the smell.

💡 Extra Tips

• It is very important that the meat is fresh. Sometimes the strong smell is caused by meat waiting for a long time.

• Using a pressure cooker to cook for a shorter time and in a closed environment also reduces the spread of smell.

• Ventilate the kitchen or turn on the extractor fan while cooking.

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