Best Easy Lamb Stew Recipes

EASY LAMB STEW

Easy lamb stew image

Let the oven do the work with this easy and flavourful lamb stew. The amounts are easily doubled, so you can freeze half to enjoy another day

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Categories Dinner

Time 3h30m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable oil
800g diced lamb shoulder
1 large onion, roughly chopped
4 large carrots, cut into large chunks
1 tbsp plain flour
1 tbsp tomato purée
750ml lamb stock
2 bay leaves
rosemary sprig or a pinch of dried rosemary
mash and greens, to serve

Steps:

Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish. Add the meat in batches and brown over a high heat for 5 mins, then lift onto a plate. Tip in the onions and carrots, and cook for 8-10 mins until starting to colour. Scatter over the flour and stir for a few minutes, then stir in the tomato purée and cook for a few minutes more. Tip the meat and any resting juices back into the dish and stir well. Pour over the stock, tuck in the herbs and season well. Bring to a simmer, then remove from the heat.
Cover with a lid and put in the oven for about 2 hrs 30 mins until the meat is tender. Once cooled, the stew can be chilled and frozen for up to three months - defrost completely before reheating on the hob for 5 mins over a medium heat, until piping hot. Leave to settle for a minute or two, then serve with mash and greens.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 631 calories, Fat 41 grams fat, SaturatedFat 16 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 15 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 48 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium

EASY FARMHOUSE LAMB STEW WITH VEGETABLES

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So basic, so simple, so tummy-warming on a cold night! The meat does need long, slow cooking, but you don't have to stand over it. This is the time-honored way of making a typical stew. I'm sure it's ideal for a crockpot, but not having one, I can't give directions for use! This is ideal for using up those bits of fresh veggies lurking in your fridge waiting to go bad! It can be made a day ahead, cooled and refrigerated, and warmed up again, as flavour will improve. Can also be made early in the day, pulled aside, and heated up again for dinner that night. I use lamb by preference, but naturally beef can be used as well.

Provided by Zurie

Categories Stew

Time 2h15m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 1/4-1 1/2 lbs lamb, stewing pieces (neck or shank or other meaty bits)
2 lbs vegetables, mixed (onion must be used, and add chopped bell peppers, zucchini, sweet potato, carrots and any bits you w)
5 tablespoons flour
oil (for frying)
3 teaspoons seasoning salt (BBQ, etc.)
14 ounces tomatoes (1 tin, with juice)
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
4 garlic cloves, chopped and crushed
1 hot pepper, seeds and ribs removed, finely chopped or 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1/2 cup dry red wine

Steps:

The vegetables you intend to use should be peeled and cut into chunks or rounds, and be ready. I have not included this in the prep. time!
Heat a large pot, and add a generous film of oil. Heat the oil well.
In the meantime, put the flour in a small bowl and dip each piece of meat in the flour. Don't worry if some have barely anything on them -- just see that the largest pieces are lightly coated.
Add to the hot oil. Do it in two batches. When one batch has sizzled on both sides, push them to the side of the pot with a long-handled fork, and then add the rest of the meat. It is NOT vital that they all brown.
Add the seasoning salt to the meat, and stir. Heat should be quite high at this stage.
Now add all the vegetables, and stir the lot.
Cut open the tin of tomatoes, and add, as well as the 1/2 teaspoon sugar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic and hot pepper or sauce. Stir through with a wooden spoon or long-handled fork.
The heat is still high at this stage. Add the red wine. (You could sub with beef broth, but red wine is really preferable).
As soon as the stew is bubbling, turn heat to lowest setting and put on lid. Let stew simmer for at least 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Then taste the sauce: it is almost sure to need more salt or seasoning. You could add fresh herbs, or a tasty seasoning, as you like.
If the veggies have rendered a lot of liquid, take off the lid and cook until sauce has reduced.
If the opposite, and the sauce is not all that much, keep the lid on.
Stew until the meat is tender -- all-together about 1 1/4 - 2 hours -- all depending on the meat you use.
In the meantime, prepare either potatoes, rice or polenta to your taste.
And do make a green salad. And open a bottle of red wine while you have a slug of the open bottle you used in the stew -- .