A halal butcher near Langside and Battlefield

Getting here from Langside and Battlefield

Langside Avenue runs along the south side of Queen's Park from Battlefield to Shawlands Cross. At the Cross, turn onto Kilmarnock Road and we're at number 44, near the Shawlands Arcade. It's a pleasant walk, or a short bus ride along the same roads.

By train, Langside station is on the same line as Pollokshaws East and Shawlands, both close to the shop.

The Sunday roast and slow cooking

A whole or half leg of lamb, a lamb shoulder for slow roasting, a whole chicken, or stewing beef in big chunks for a pie or a stew. Tell us how many you're feeding and we'll suggest a size. Our roasting times calculator does the maths for the oven.

Pick up onions, potatoes and fresh veg for roasting on the way out, and mint sauce or apple sauce from the shelves.

Recipes to try

Roast leg of lamb, slow-roast lamb shoulder, steak pie, Scotch broth and lamb hotpot. Each one says which cut to ask for.

Cook something tonight

• Roast leg of lamb A whole leg studded with garlic and rosemary, roasted pink or well done. Timings by weight so it comes out exactly how you like it.
• Slow-roast lamb shoulder A whole shoulder rubbed with garlic, cumin and lemon and roasted low for four hours, until you can pull it apart with a spoon.
• Scottish steak pie Slow-cooked beef in a rich gravy under a golden puff pastry lid. The Scottish New Year's Day classic, and a Sunday favourite all winter.
• Scotch broth with lamb neck The Scottish winter classic: lamb neck or mutton simmered with barley, split peas and root veg.

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