Sheep's trotters, also referred to as lamb's trotters, are the feet of

sheep Sheep or domestic sheep (''Ovis aries'') are domesticated, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Although the term ''sheep'' can apply to other species in the genus ''Ovis'', in everyday usage it almost always refers to domesticated s ...

. They may be cooked by being boiled, broiled or fried, and are used in various dishes. Sheep's trotters may also be

parboiled Parboiling (or leaching) is the partial or semi boiling of food as the first step in cooking. The word is from the Old French 'parboillir' (to boil thoroughly) but by mistaken association with 'part' it has acquired its current meaning. The wo ...

and then finished by an additional cooking method, such as stewing. They can be served with sauces such as white sauce or a brown

gravy Gravy is a sauce often made from the juices of meats that run naturally during cooking and often thickened with wheat flour or corn starch for added texture. The gravy may be further coloured and flavoured with gravy salt (a simple mix of salt an ...

Powsowdie Powsowdie is a Scottish sheep's-head broth or soup. Traditional preparation of the soup includes sheep's trotters as an ingredient. Dried peas and barley can also be used as additional ingredients. Powsowdie has been described as a speciality dish ...

is a Scottish broth or soup made from sheep's ('head'), that sometimes includes sheep's trotters as an ingredient. Sheep's trotters are used in the preparation of lamb's trotters soup, which can also include leg meat. '' Harqma'' is soup that is common in the

Maghreb The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also known as the Arab Maghreb ( ar, المغرب العربي) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of North Africa and the Arab world. The region includes Algeria, ...

area of Northern Africa, and is sometimes prepared using lamb's trotters. They are also slow-cooked to make '' paya'', which is popular in South Asian cuisine. It is popular amongst South Africans, adapted from the cuisine of India. Those of south Asian descent, and other South Africans often, cook it with spices and

sugar bean A lima bean (''Phaseolus lunatus''), also commonly known as the butter bean, sieva bean, double bean, Madagascar bean, or wax bean is a legume grown for its edible seeds or beans. Origin and uses ''Phaseolus lunatus'' is found in Meso- and Sou ...

s (

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) or crab-eye beans (

borlotti bean The borlotti bean is a variety of common bean (''Phaseolus vulgaris'') first bred in Colombia as the ''cargamanto''. It is also known as the cranberry bean, Roman bean, romano bean (not to be confused with the Italian flat bean, a green bean a ...

s).

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