Butcher

Halal Mixed Mutton on the Bone

Mutton comes from older sheep than lamb, and it tastes like it: darker meat, a firmer texture and a deeper, more savoury flavour. This 500g pack is a mix of mutton pieces on the bone, prepared to hand-slaughter standards and cut to order on the morning of delivery. It needs longer cooking than lamb, and rewards it with a sauce that tastes properly of the meat. Mutton on the bone is what many Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Afghan households use for mutton korma, nihari, haleem and a Karachi-style mutton biryani, and it goes into a Somali maraq with potatoes and carrots. A pressure cooker shortens the time considerably; on the hob, keep it at a low simmer and let it go until the meat slips from the bone.