Gland in Haunch

[SSN100]

I have generally been bonning out haunches before stuffing and rolling. This also gives the opportunity to remove a gland (I forget the name). If roasting on the bone do people try and get the gland out or just ignore it?

 

[User00056]

All glands out for me

 

[VSS]

All glands out for me

What's the technique for getting that one out if you're roasting on the bone?

(I don't cook (or sell) any venison on the bone, and always remove glands, but been cutting up sheep for years, since I was a child, long before I even knew glands existed, and never removed any!)

 

[TringSaint]

What's the technique for getting that one out if you're roasting on the bone?

(I don't cook (or sell) any venison on the bone, and always remove glands, but been cutting up sheep for years, since I was a child, long before I even knew glands existed, and never removed any!)

I guess the only way would be to cut out from the outside but then retie the leg up so that the joint is all together.
Personally I remove all cwd and munty haunches from the bone and open them up to create a large steak which can be cooked like a cote de boeuf or a chateaubriand, so all veins / arteries and glands are removed.

I have tunnel-boned a leg of lamb before and stuffed the ‘tunnel’ with a herb mix and that was good, but I didn’t remove any glands.

 

[NoIDeer]

What's the technique for getting that one out if you're roasting on the bone?

(I don't cook (or sell) any venison on the bone, and always remove glands, but been cutting up sheep for years, since I was a child, long before I even knew glands existed, and never removed any!)

On a leg of lamb which I do cook on the bone I remove it when carving.

Is it the popliteal lymph node?

 

[finnbear270]

There is a short youtube on this, removal is some say to prevent a strong gamey flavour from developing.

 

[Tazz]

I have eaten lots of Munty and CWD legs/haunches never removed any glands and they are still yum

 

[User00056]

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[SSN100]

Maybe someone could remove the glands, fry them and eat them on toast and let us all know how they taste. Then we would know how much it matters!

 

[Buchan]

The one at the back of the stifle/knee is the popliteal. The one in front of the quads is the precrural or prefemoral

 

[GlennUK]

The one at the back of the stifle/knee is the popliteal. The one in front of the quads is the precrural or prefemoral

and would you be bothered i f they are removed or not (assuming all other glands are in good order)

 

[sy247]

I'm really pleased this has been posted! I've been wondering about for ages after watching a YouTube video of the glands being removed

 

[sauer]

Remove if opening up
If leaving as bone in haunch roast
Forget about it and worry about trump as some on here seem to all day
Pour glass o wine and enjoy said haunch roast with a guid merlot

Paul

 

[finnbear270]

I'm really pleased this has been posted! I've been wondering about for ages after watching a YouTube video of the glands being removed

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