Best Lamb Navarin Recipes

NAVARIN OF LAMB WITH SPRING VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a large flameproof casserole, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Season lamb with salt and pepper, and place in casserole. Brown meat well on all sides.
• Add garlic and diced onions, and cook until onions are soft, 5 to 10 minutes. Add flour, and cook until it is well browned, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add wine and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, scraping bottom and sides of pan. Add stock, tomatoes, rosemary, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low; cover, and cook until meat is tender, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove meat; place in a large bowl and set aside. Reduce sauce over high heat until thickened, about 10 minutes. Adjust seasonings. Skim off any fat. Strain sauce over meat, discarding solids; return meat and sauce to casserole. (The navarin can be made ahead up to this point. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Reheat and continue as directed.)
• Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil, and add pearl onions. Boil 2 minutes, and drain. When cool enough to handle, peel and set aside. Peel baby carrots; trim tops to 1/4 inch. Repeat with baby turnips. If using large carrots and turnips, peel and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Add onions and carrots to casserole and simmer, covered, for 5 minutes. Add turnips and peas, and simmer 5 minutes more, or until vegetables are tender.
• Blanch beans until bright green and still crisp, then drain. Serve stew over mashed potatoes, and scatter beans atop each serving. Sprinkle with chervil, and serve immediately.

NAVARIN OF LAMB

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Season lamb with salt and pepper. Working in batches, cook lamb in a single layer until well browned on all sides, about 8 minutes per batch.
• Return all of the lamb to Dutch oven, add garlic and onions, and cook until onions are soft, 6 minutes. Add flour and cook until it is well browned, 2 minutes.
• Add wine, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, scraping browned bits from the bottom and sides of pan. Add stock, tomatoes, rosemary, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low; cover and cook until meat is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Remove meat, place in a large bowl, and set aside. Reduce sauce over high heat until thickened, about 10 minutes. Adjust seasonings. Skim off any fat. Strain sauce over meat, discarding solids; return meat and sauce to Dutch oven. (The navarin can be made ahead up to this point. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Reheat and continue as directed.)
• Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil, and add pearl onions. Boil 2 minutes, then drain. When onions are cool enough to handle, peel and set aside. Peel baby carrots; trim tops to 1/4 inch. Repeat with baby turnips. If using large carrots and turnips, peel and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Add onions, turnips, and carrots to Dutch oven and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes. Add peas and simmer 10 minutes more, or until vegetables are tender.
• Blanch beans until bright green and still crisp, about 5 minutes, then drain. Serve and scatter beans atop each serving.

NAVARIN OF LAMB & SPRING VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Trim all the veg and peel the carrots. Boil a large pan of water and have a bowl of heavily iced water ready. Working in batches, cook the turnips for 3 mins, scoop into the iced water, then scoop out to drain. Repeat the process, cooking the carrots for 4 mins, the leeks for 5 mins, the peas and broad beans together for 1 min and finally the onions for 8-10 mins. Use a clean cloth to rub the skins off the turnips. Put all the vegetables in separate piles on a plate. TIP: Use the timings for cooking the baby vegetables only as a guideline, as they can vary in size. To be sure the vegetables are cooked properly, add a few more than the required amount to the water for you to test as they cook.
• Slice the lamb fillets into finger-thick pieces, then season generously with salt and freshly ground pepper.
• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a large non-stick frying pan, then fry the lamb pieces for 2 mins on each side for rare or 3 mins on each side for medium. Tip the lamb into a colander with a bowl underneath to catch the juices, then leave in a warm place. TIP: When you cook lots of pieces of meat together, place them in the pan like points on a clock face - this makes it easy to remember which needs turning and removing from the pan first.
• Place the pan back on the heat and tip in the wine. Boil vigorously until reduced to a sticky syrup, then pour in 200ml of the chicken stock and any lamb juices from the bowl. Boil down until reduced by about half, then whisk in the butter. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then stir in the chopped tarragon. Pour the sauce into a small bowl, then wipe out the pan with kitchen paper.
• Heat a drizzle of oil and add the turnips and onions. Sizzle until starting to brown, then sprinkle over the sugar and a pinch of salt. Cook, shaking the pan constantly, until the veg are caramelised. Add carrots, leeks and balsamic, bubble for a moment, then add the stock. Bring to the boil, add the peas and broad beans, then boil for a few mins until all the liquid has nearly evaporated. Turn off heat.
• To serve, dress each bowl by placing a few pieces of lamb on the base, spooning the smaller vegetables around the lamb and balancing the carrots and leeks on top. Pour the hot sauce over everything, scatter with tarragon leaves and finally drizzle with olive oil.

LAMB NAVARIN

Steps:

• Cut the lamb between the rib bones into strips about 1 1/2 inches wide. You should have about 14 pieces.
• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven cook the lamb, preferably in one layer, over medium heat, partly covered, for 30 minutes, until it has released most of its fat and is nicely browned on all sides. Remove the lamb to a plate and pour out and discard the fat. (You may have 1 cup of fat.)
• Return the meat to the pot, sprinkle it with the flour, and mix well. Add the onions, garlic, water, salt, pepper and herbes de Provence, mix well, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 30 minutes.
• Add the potatoes and carrots, and cook, covered, for 20 minutes. Then, stir in the peas, and cook, covered, for 5 additional minutes.
• To serve, spoon the navarin onto individual plates and sprinkle with the parsley.

LAMB STEW (NAVARIN OF LAMB)

Steps:

• Trim the meat of fat and connective tissue, then cut in 3/4 inch cubes.
• Prepare the vegetables: peel onions and cut into wedges; mince garlic finely; peel carrots, parsnips and potatoes and cut into small chunks; clean celery and slice; top and tail green beans.
• In a large dutch oven saute meat in batches in butter and oil till browned; remove, drain and set aside.
• In what remains of the butter/oil in the pan, saute onion till golden.
• Add garlic, carrot, parsnip and celery and sweat for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir the flour in well, then add tomato paste and mustard.
• Return the meat to the pan; add potatoes and bouquet garni.
• Pour in the beef stock and mix thoroughly.
• Bring to the boil and then reduce heat, simmering covered for 1 hour.
• Add the green beans and cook for a further 20 to 30 minutes;.
• the meat should be tender and the sauce thick.
• Remove bouqet garni, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve with a crusty bread.

NAVARIN OF LAMB

Steps:

• Toss lamb pieces in flour.
• Melt butter and oil in large pan, add meat and brown well, remove from pan.
• Add crushed garlic, saute 1 minute.
• Add 1 Tbsp flour to pan, cook one minute.
• Add water, crumbled stock cubes and tomato puree, stir until smooth and sauce boils, reduce heat, add meat, simmer covered for 30 minutes.
• In separate pan, saute peeled onions and chopped bacon in extra butter for 1 minute.
• Add to pan with peeled and sliced turnip or swede, peeled potatoes and peas.
• Bring back to boil, reduce heat, simmer covered for a further 30-35 minutes or until meat and vegetables are tender.
• Add parsley.

NAVARIN OF LAMB (LAMB STEW)

Steps:

• Step 1 Heat the oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add a third of the lamb and cook, turning, for 3-4 minutes or until brown. Transfer to a plate. Repeat, in 2 more batches, with the remaining lamb, reheating the pan between batches. Step 2 Add the flour, tomato paste and garlic and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in the stock and wine. Add the thyme and bay leaves and bring to the boil over high heat. Return lamb to pan. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour 10 minutes. Step 3 Add the potato to the lamb mixture and cook, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until sauce thickens. Step 4 Meanwhile, cook the carrots in a large saucepan of boiling water for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with the spring onions and the beans. Step 5 Add the carrots, onions, beans and peas to the lamb mixture and cook for 2-3 minutes or until heated through. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Step 6 Place the lamb mixture in a large serving dish and serve immediately with crusty bread if desired.

LAMB OR VENISON NAVARIN

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter.
• Brown meat in batches and transfer to a large dutch oven.
• Add onion to pan and cook 2-3 minutes.
• Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Sprinkle with flour, salt and pepper, mixing well.
• Add wine and bring to boiling.
• Stir until all brown bits are dissolved.
• Add tomato sauce, chicken broth, parsley stems, bay leaf and thyme.
• Bring to a boil and pour over meat.
• Cover and simmer for 1 hour 15 minutes or until tender.
• Discard parsley stems and bay leaf.
• Add vegetables, heat through and sprinkle with parsley to serve.
• TO FREEZE: Follow recipe but do not add peas, carrots, canned onions or chopped parsley.
• Freeze in a large foiled lined pan (or two smaller ones).
• TO SERVE: Unwrap and place into baking dish to thaw.
• Bake at 350 degrees about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Add vegetables and bake for another 20 minutes or until heated through.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve.