Lamb Rubs

Australian lamb carries its flavour in the fat, and a lamb rub has to work with that fat rather than cover it. Three of our jars suit lamb: one was built for it, and two come from the BRZ Food line.

Lamb Grenade

Lamb Grenade mixes herbs and spices with brown sugar and dark brown sugar, so it runs sweet and savoury at once. Coat the lamb, rest it for 10 minutes, then pick the method for the cut: the grill for chops, cutlets and lamb steaks, the smoker or the oven for shoulder and leg. Start at 16 g per kilo. A 230 g jar seasons about 14 kg of lamb. At Memphis in May 2024, the cook who took first place in the Exotic category seasoned his lamb with it.

Gringo

Gringo is dried chimichurri: herbs, garlic and a gentle chilli kick, with no added salt. That makes it useful on lamb in three ways. Rub it on with your own salt before cooking, mix it with olive oil for a marinade, or stir it into olive oil and red wine vinegar and spoon it over the sliced lamb.

Xtra Mojo

Xtra Mojo is a fine garlic and pepper seasoning made for steak. It suits lamb cooked the same way, cutlets and lamb steaks over a hot grill.

Sugar and fat on the grill

The two sugars in Lamb Grenade build colour well, but over direct high heat they darken fast, and lamb fat dripping onto coals adds flare-ups. For chops, sear them, then finish them on the cooler side of the grill. Shoulder and leg avoid the problem by cooking slowly.

Lamb rub questions

What is the best rub for lamb shoulder?

Lamb Grenade, smoked or roasted slowly so the sugars have time to build a crust.

Is there a lamb rub without sugar?

Gringo has no added sugar and no added salt. Season with your own salt and the lamb tastes of lamb, herbs and garlic.

Is Lamb Grenade gluten free?

It is not labelled gluten free. It contains flavour enhancer 621 and hydrolysed maize protein. The full list is on the product page.

Is Lamb Grenade in a set?

Yes. It is one of the five jars in the Meat Lab Five Jar Set and one of the seven in the Christmas BBQ Box.