Lamb Stew Simmered Until Tender

Set out lbs lamb stew meat cubed, flour, and pepper before you start Lamb Stew Simmered Until Tender. The batch is written for 6 people.

Count on 30 minutes of prep, 3 hours of cooking, about 3 hours from the first measurement to the plate.

Ingredients Method

What goes in the bowl

• 1 ½ lbs lamb stew meat cubed
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons rosemary chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 yellow onion medium dice
• ½ cup dry white wine
• 3 medium carrots medium dice
• 6 small Yukon gold potatoes medium dice
• 4 sprigs rosemary
• 4 sprigs thyme
• 1.5 quarts cold water
• 4 small potatoes such as Yukon gold peeled but left whole

How the cooking goes

1. Mix flour, pepper, salt & chopped rosemary together in a mixing bowl. Rinse and pat dry your meat – cut into small cubes, no larger than ¾ inch across. Toss meat in flour mixture to coat.
2. Brown the lamb in 3 batches (or more) in a large Dutch oven in 1-2 tablespoons olive oil. Start with 1 then add as needed between batches. Remove meat and cover once it is browned.
3. Put butter to pan and melt. Saute onion for 2 minutes or until it has just started to become translucent around the edges. Add wine to deglaze the pan. Allow the wine to boil for a moment and then begin scraping up the browned bits.
4. Add meat, accumulated juices, and veggies back to the pot. Add water just to cover. Heat it until it boils, skim the foam, reduce to a simmer.
5. Cook, covered, 2 hours.
6. Microwave potatoes on high for 3 minutes or until soft. Mash with a fork then add to the pot, stirring to mix.
7. Taste then add salt and pepper as needed. Add rosemary and thyme sprigs to the pot, pushing them down into the liquid. If desired, tie the sprigs together with kitchen twine to make them easier to remove before serving. Cook lamb stew for an additional hour at least.
8. You simmered mine for 4, which gives plenty of time for the meat to break down and become soft. You could cook it for less time but you may sacrifice the texture.

After it comes off the heat

Cool the pot before it goes into the refrigerator. It reheats gently on the stove the next day.

If you want another plate from Soups and stews, open Turkey Meatball and Kale Soup Finished with Herbs and Italian Sausage Soup Simmered for the Bowl.