Non-stunned Halal
Mature grass-fed UK sheep
Temperature-controlled Woolcool packaging
This whole halal mutton carcass weighs 30kg, supplied as a single piece from a mature sheep rather than a young lamb. Certified Halal and made from 100% Sheep/Mutton, it suits caterers, mosques and large households cooking for a crowd. Order it fat-on or fat-off to suit your recipe.
How Much Mutton Do I Need to Order?
A whole mutton carcass weighs 30kg, so this one pack covers large-scale cooking in a single order. At a standard 200g portion, that's roughly 150 servings once boned and trimmed — enough for a wedding, qurbani or community kitchen.
Ask for it fat-on or fat-off, since fat content changes how far the meat stretches in a slow-cooked pot.
How to Cook a Whole Mutton
Mutton comes from an older sheep, so it rewards slow, low-heat cooking: curries, haleem, biryani and pot-roasts simmered for 3-4 hours until the meat falls off the bone. The trotters included on this carcass make a proper paya, simmered overnight with ginger, garlic and whole spices until rich and gelatinous.
Butcher's tip: brown the meat well before adding liquid — mutton's deeper flavour needs that initial sear to come through in a long braise.
Is This Mutton or Lamb?
Mutton is meat from a mature sheep, not a lamb — the flavour runs deeper and the cooking time runs longer than any lamb joint. This carcass is supplied whole at 30kg in one pack, considerably heavier than a typical lamb carcass.
Choose fat-on or fat-off at the point of order to suit how you plan to cook it.
Halal Sourcing
Every animal is slaughtered by the non-stunned method, Antibiotic-free and Growth hormone-free, with no shortcuts taken between farm and butcher.
One 30kg whole mutton is supplied as a single pack, not a scaled multi-pack, so order one for large-scale cooking. At a standard 200g portion, that works out to roughly 150 servings once boned and trimmed, suiting mosques, caterers and big family qurbani orders rather than a single household.
Because this arrives as a single 30kg piece, defrosting takes about 24 hours in the fridge — plan a full day ahead rather than a quick countertop thaw. Keep it refrigerated once thawed and cook it promptly, or freeze it on the day it arrives if you won't use it within a day or so.
If a whole 30kg piece won't fit your freezer, ask your butcher to cut it into smaller pieces first.
This whole mutton carcass suits slow-cooked South Asian and Middle Eastern classics: paya (trotter curry), mutton karahi, rogan josh, haleem and mutton biryani all draw on the deeper flavour of a mature sheep rather than lamb.
For a Sunday roast, ask your butcher to portion the leg and shoulder separately, then roast each whole.
- Slow-roasted mutton leg: rub with garlic, cumin and black pepper, then roast low and slow for 4-5 hours until it pulls from the bone.
- Mutton curry: brown in batches, then simmer with onions, ginger and whole spices for a rich, deep-flavoured gravy.
- Trotter paya: simmer the included trotters overnight with garlic and warming spices for a thick, gelatinous broth.
How long does a 30kg whole mutton take to defrost?
Budget around 24 hours in the fridge for a piece this size, starting the day before you plan to cook.
Where should I store it once it's thawed?
Keep it refrigerated and cook it within a day or two; because this is a whole 30kg piece, plan fridge space in advance.
Can I refreeze it after thawing?
No — once raw mutton has thawed, cook it fully before freezing again rather than refreezing it raw.
How do I store it if a whole 30kg piece won't fit my freezer?
Ask your butcher to cut it into smaller pieces before you take it home, then freeze the pieces separately.