Commissioned Recipe for Simply Beef & Lamb
Lamb Burning Love is a great way to use up your leftover roast lamb. So simple yet so delicious, this dish from my childhood is sure to be a hit with your family too!
Today I’m sharing one of my mum’s delicious dishes, Lamb Burning Love.
Throughout my childhood it was just called Burning Love (Brændende Kærlighed) but after a little research today I discovered that this traditional Danish peasant dish is usually made with bacon not lamb.
There is also another popular Danish peasant dish called “Bikesmad” which is similar to hash made with leftover roasted meat and potato.
So it appears that when mum came to England she did a bit of fusion cooking between these 2 dishes and came up with this anglicised version of Burning Love using lamb!
I’ve been working with Simply Beef and Lamb as part of their #LivePeasant campaign to encourage home cooks to adopt a more rustic approach to cooking and enjoy the current trend for peasant food.
This Lamb Burning Love couldn’t be simpler. I think the best way to roast lamb is in a slow cooker and it’s no coincidence that my 2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Roast Lamb is one of my top recipes. There’s no fuss, no mess and within a few hours you have the most delicious succulent lamb.
After making Lamb, Vegetable and Lentil Soup with Cabbage (fab recipe) the other day I just popped the rest of the lamb shoulder into the slow cooker in order to make this dish the following day. I’ve usually just used traditionally roasted leftover lamb but the slow cooked lamb took the Lamb Burning Love to new heights of deliciousness!
So you’re all wondering what exactly is Lamb Burning Love, well it’s simply fried onions and leftover roast lamb served on a bed of mashed potato.
Apparently the name Burning Love stems from the fact that it had to be served piping hot and the original dish dates back some 200 years.
We enjoy it with lashings of ketchup but you might like to be more traditional and serve it with mint sauce which would also go!
We hadn’t had this dish in far too long but it’s definitely going back on the meal rota as its a winner on both taste and speed! The family’s plates seemed to be cleaned in minutes! If you’re having roast lamb this Easter then this is the perfect dish to use up those leftovers!
For more information about the #LivePeasant campaign do check out Simply Beef and Lamb on Facebook plus you’ll find fellow blogger’s #LivePeasant recipes in my post for One Pot Minced Beef Hotpot.
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NB: This is a commissioned post for Simply Beef & Lamb.
Lamb Burning Love
Ingredients
- 1 Kg Potatoes peeled and quartered (even sized pieces)
- 30 g Butter
- Generous splash of milk
- 2 tablespoon Rapeseed oil
- 270 g Leftover roast/slowcooked lamb leg or shoulder chopped (approx or whatever you have)
- 4 Medium onions sliced
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Cook the potatoes in boiling water until cooked (about 18 minutes).
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and fry the onions until starting to go golden.
- Add the lamb, combine with the onions and fry for another 5 minutes or until heated through.
- Mash the potatoes and beat in the butter, milk, salt and pepper.
- Place the mash in a serving dish and top with the fried onions and lamb.
- Serve at the table.
Boastful Food
I can smell the simmering lamb from across the waters. Wonderful recipe, Camilla! The mashers are a bonus!
Camilla
Thanks, it is a great recipe:-)
Emma
This sounds awesome Camilla. I love that’s it’s a bit of a fusion between two different dishes 🙂 your blog is a real melting pot of cultures!
Camilla
Thanks Emma and I never knew it was a fusion until today LOL:-)
Dom
now that is one stunning dish! I adore how rich the lamb looks. My step-mum is Danish. I must ask her about this! Happy Easter x
Camilla
Thank you so much Dom:-) Wow I never knew you had a Danish connection! Happy Easte to you too lovely:-) xx
Elizabeth
This sounds like my ideal dish! Love, love, love the sound of it! Yum!
Camilla
Thanks Elizabeth, it is truly yummy:-)
Mica @ Let's Taco Bout It Blog
Yum! I love that the meat is a topping for the Mashed Potatoes!
Camilla
Thanks Mica:-)
Ilona @ Ilona's Passion
Yummy! Very delicious:) It’s even greatt for Easter.
Camilla
Exactly, great for all that leftover Easter lamb:-)
Sherri @ Watch Learn Eat
I’ve never heard of this before but it looks amazing! I loved reading your story behind this dish! Great recipe! 🙂
Camilla
Thank you Sherri:-)
Bella B (xoxoBella)
Firstly, I love that towel with the heart!!! I really need that. 🙂 My dad would like this recipe, he is a big lamb fan.
Camilla
Thanks Bella I got it from Wayfair last year and it’s made by Sabichi:-) I’m sure your dad would love this then:-)
Kavey
This sounds so so good Camilla, a simple but delicious way with leftovers!
Camilla
Thanks Kavey, I do love simple tasty food:-)
Heather Haigh
It looks really tasty and just right for a chilly spring dinner
Camilla
Thanks Heather, it really is good:-)