Best Lamb Potato Stew Recipes

LAMB AND POTATO STEW

Steps:

• In a large kettle or Dutch oven, combine all ingredients. Cover and bake at 325° for 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 hours or until tender. Discard bay leaves before serving.

LAMB, POTATO, AND LEEK STEW

Steps:

• Season lamb with salt and pepper. In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, cook lamb over medium until some of the fat has rendered, about 4 minutes. Increase heat to high and cook, stirring occasionally, until lamb is browned on all sides, 4 minutes. Add leeks and cook, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot, until leeks are translucent, 4 minutes. Add broth.
• Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, 45 minutes. Add potatoes and cook until potatoes and lamb are tender when pierced with a knife, 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. To serve, top with parsley.

MOROCCAN LAMB & SWEET POTATO STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C Heat the oil in a nonstick flameproof casserole over moderately high heat. Add the lamb and cook for 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer the lamb to a plate and put aside. Add the chopped onion and garlic to the casserole and cook for 5 minutes or until the onion is tender.
• Return the lamb to the casserole. Add the coriander, cumin, paprika, and salt and pepper to taste, stirring to coat. Add the tomato paste and 1 cup water and bring to the boil. Add the quartered onions. Cover and transfer the casserole to the oven. Bake for 30 minutes.
• Add the sweet potatoes, mushrooms, prunes and 1/3 cup water. Cover and bake for 30 minutes or until the lamb and potatoes are tender. Top with the parsley and serve with rice, if using.

LAMB AND SWEET POTATO STEW

Steps:

• In a bowl toss lamb with flour and salt and pepper to taste. In a 10-inch skillet heat oil over moderately high heat and sauté garlic, stirring, 1 minute. Add lamb and brown, stirring, about 2 minutes. Add wine and boil 1 minute. Add water and cinnamon stick and scatter sweet potato on top. Simmer stew, covered, about 30 minutes, or until lamb is tender, and season with salt and pepper.

LAMB SHANK STEW WITH RUSSET POTATO TOP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Begin by preparing shanks: On a large plate, season flour with plenty of salt and pepper then lightly dredge the shank pieces. Set a large, heavy-based pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add a 2-count of olive oil then carefully add the shanks to the pot and brown all over. Remove the shanks to a plate and set aside. Toss in the garlic, carrots, onion, bay leaf, thyme and cloves. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, browning the vegetables, then add wine, beef stock and finally barley. Return the shanks to the pan. Cover and roast in the oven for 2 hours.
• While they are cooking, prepare the potato crust and Garlic-Parsley Butter: Chop garlic, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Press and mash the garlic with the flat blade of your knife to form a paste. Fold in the chopped parsley. Melt the butter in a small sauce pot and add the garlic-parsley mixture. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes and set aside. Peel the potatoes and cut in half lengthwise.
• After the stew has been cooking for 2 hours, remove from oven and arrange potatoes on top to completely cover the stew - you may have to cut some of the potato pieces smaller to fit. Place back in the oven uncovered and bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked, then baste with garlic-parsley butter.
• Serve the stew garnished with parsley sprigs.

SWEET POTATO AND WILD MUSHROOM IRISH LAMB STEW

Steps:

• In a large, heavy bottomed pot, heat oil. Add the lamb and saute until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove lamb to a plate. Add the onion and saute until soft. Add the garlic and saute for 2 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the butter and melt. Add the flour to make a roux. Lower the heat and cook the roux until it is brown, about 15 minutes. Whisk in the wine and stock and raise the heat to medium high. Add in the reserved lamb. Add the mustard. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to low. Cook over low heat for about 30 minutes, or until liquid is slightly reduced and thick. In a separate saute pan, saute the mushrooms until wilted. Add the mushrooms to the stew. Add the potatoes and simmer another 30 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. Add the thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with toasted pumpkin seeds.

LAMB, LIMA BEANS AND POTATO STEW

Steps:

• If using whole onion, chop and saute in very hot oil in nonstick skillet.
• Mince garlic and add to onion.
• Trim and grind lamb.
• Scrub potatoes but do not peel; slice in food processor. If small potatoes are not available, quarter the potatoes before slicing.
• When onions begin to take on color, add the lamb, breaking up to keep from clumping, and the potatoes. Stir well and cook over medium heat until lamb browns.
• Stir in the hot pepper flakes, tomatoes, lima beans and wine; cover and continue to cook until potatoes are done, 5 to 7 minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper.

LAMB, POTATO, AND LEEK STEW

Steps:

• 1. Season lamb with salt and pepper. In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, cook lamb over medium until some of the fat has rendered, about 4 minutes. Increase heat to high and cook, stirring occasionally, until lamb is browned on all sides, 4 minutes. Add leeks and cook, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot, until leeks are translucent, 4 minutes. Add broth. 2. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, 45 minutes. Add potatoes and cook until potatoes and lamb are tender when pierced with a knife, 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. To serve, top with parsley.

LAMB, POTATO AND SHALLOT STEW WITH TOMATO-CHILI TOPPING

Steps:

• FOR LAMB: Place lamb in bowl; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add flour; toss to coat. Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Working in 3 batches, add lamb to pot and saute until brown, about 5 minutes per batch. Using slotted spoon, transfer lamb to another bowl; reserve flour remaining in first bowl. Add shallots, garlic, thyme and chilies to pot; stir 1 minute. Add reserved flour; stir 30 seconds. Add both broths; bring to boil, scraping up browned bits. Add tomatoes with their juices and lamb with any accumulated juices; return to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer 45 minutes. Uncover; add potatoes. Simmer uncovered until potatoes and lamb are tender and sauce thickens, stirring often without breaking potatoes, about 40 minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Chill uncovered until cold. Cover; keep chilled. Rewarm before serving.) FOR TOPPING: Mix all ingredients in bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer stew to large bowl; sprinkle with topping.

LAMB & POTATO STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in a soup pot or dutch oven over medium high heat.
• Add lamb, onions, bell pepper, garlic, paprika and cumin and cook stirring frequently until onions are browned (10 minutes).
• Stir in tomatoes, potatoes and parsley.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Reduce heat and cover, simmering until tender (1 3/4 hours).
• Stir in green beans and simmer until beans are tender (15 minutes).

LAMB, POTATO, AND TOMATO STEW

Steps:

• 1 In a large Dutch oven or other deep, heavy pot with a tight-fitting lid, cook the onion in the olive oil over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the lamb. Cook, stirring frequently, until the pieces are lightly browned. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the wine and bring it to a simmer. 2 Stir in the tomatoes and rosemary. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook 30 minutes. 3 Add the potatoes, carrots, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer 30 minutes more, stirring occasionally, until the lamb and potatoes are tender. Add the peas and cook 10 minutes more. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately. From "1,000 Italian Recipes." Copyright 2004 by Michele Scicolone. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

LAMB SHANK STEW WITH POTATO TOP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Begin by preparing shanks: On a large plate, season flour with plenty of salt and pepper then lightly dredge the shank pieces. Set a large, heavy-based pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add a 2-count of olive oil then carefully add the shanks to the pot and brown all over. Remove the shanks to a plate and set aside. Toss in the garlic, carrots, onion, bay leaf, thyme and cloves. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, browning the vegetables, then add wine, beef stock and finally barley. Return the shanks to the pan. Cover and roast in the oven for 2 hours. While they are cooking, prepare the potato crust and Garlic-Parsley Butter: Chop garlic, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Press and mash the garlic with the flat blade of your knife to form a paste. Fold in the chopped parsley. Melt the butter in a small sauce pot and add the garlic-parsley mixture. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes and set aside. Peel the potatoes and cut in half lengthwise. After the stew has been cooking for 2 hours, remove from oven and arrange potatoes on top to completely cover the stew - you may have to cut some of the potato pieces smaller to fit. Place back in the oven uncovered and bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked, then baste with garlic-parsley butter. Serve the stew garnished with parsley sprigs.