M&M Meats Irish Lamb Chops

3.50

Description

Irish lamb chops are celebrated for their rich, tender flavor, owing to Ireland’s lush, grass-fed pastures. They can be pan-seared, grilled, or air-fried in just 6-8 minutes, and pair beautifully with classic sides like champ, roasted root vegetables, or a fresh parsley and mint dressing.

Majority of Irish lamb is raised on upland and mountainous areas, where it can be difficult for cattle to graze. The lamb feed on the best of nutrients, clover, wild grass, wild flowers and heather.

Key Aspects of How Irish Lamb is Raised
  • Grass-Fed Diet: Over 95% of an Irish sheep’s diet comes from grazed grass and forage. During the harsher winter months, when grass doesn’t grow, they are typically housed indoors and fed silage or hay harvested from the same farms.
  • Spring Lambing: The main lambing season runs from February to April, during which ewes and lambs spend their early days outdoors on fresh spring grass.
  • Family Farms: The industry is heavily rooted in small, family-run operations. The average flock size is just over 100 ewes, allowing farmers to provide individual care and attention to their livestock.
  • Mixed Grazing: In lowland areas, sheep are frequently grazed alongside cattle, a practice that improves the overall efficiency and health of the pasture.
  • Hill Farming: In upland and mountainous areas (like in the West of Ireland), flocks are raised in rugged terrain and eat wild grasses and heather
Story of the Producers
  • M&M Meats

    M&M Meats is a family run butcher shop in the centre of Enniscorthy owned by brother's Mick Crofts and Thomas Crofts.  It is located at 12 Rafter Street, Enniscorthy, Wexford, Ireland.

    Our Butcher Shop has been trading for the last 7 years and we both combined have of over 40 years butchering under our belt.

    We source all our meat locally and it is of the best quality and standard.

    We provide a vast range of meats and we also give value for money.  We produce our own dry cure bacon and make our own homemade sausages. We offer great deals and bargains making it affordable for everyone in these hard times..

    We have a following of 6,000 people on our social media page as we all know now this is the way forward to advertising and we also have given sponsorship to local events and gift vouchers to local charities.  It’s our way of saying thanks to our customers and the community.

    It’s not just the local people who visit our shop we also have people travelling further afield to purchase our meat such as low fat, fat free protein sausages as being on a diet can be rather challenging.

    Awards & Achievements

    • Five Gold Medals Awarded by Craft Butchers (ACBI Awards) for the following

    Low Fat Products in January & June 2023;

    • Turkey Burgers
    • Regular Sausages
    • Pork & Leek Sausages
    • Steak Burgers
    • Sausage Patti