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Lamb Stew Recipe

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My grandmother used to make this stew as a special Sunday meal…and a memorable treat from Ireland. —Vickie Desourdy, Washington, North Carolina

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Lamb Stew Recipe

Prep: 40 min. Bake: 1-1/2 hours

Yield: 8 Servings

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Ingredients

2 pounds lamb stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound carrots, sliced
2 medium onions, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1-1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 bottle (12 ounces) Guinness stout or additional reduced-sodium chicken broth
6 medium red potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
4 bay leaves
2 fresh thyme sprigs
2 fresh rosemary sprigs
2 teaspoons salt
1-1/2 teaspoons pepper
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°. In an ovenproof Dutch oven, brown lamb in butter and oil in batches. Remove and keep warm. In the same pan, saute carrots and onions in drippings until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Gradually add broth and beer. Stir in lamb, potatoes, bay leaves, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper.
Cover and bake 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender, stirring every 30 minutes. Discard bay leaves, thyme and rosemary. Stir in cream; heat through. Yield: 8 servings (2-1/2 quarts).

Nutritional Facts 1-1/4 cups equals 311 calories, 12 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 88 mg cholesterol, 829 mg sodium, 23 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 26 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Lamb Stew in Healthy Cooking February/March 2012, p23

Light-Bodied Red Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied red wine such as Pinot Noir.

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Reviewed on Apr. 05, 2012 by cjmorgant110

Very yummy. I substituted Yukon Gold potatoes for Red as I like those better. Also had trouble finding Lam Stew meat so had the butcher take a leg of lamb, de-bone it and cut into stew meat. Was very tender.

Reviewed on Mar. 14, 2012 by melfreas

Delicious!! And easy to prepare. We found the amount of pepper to be a little overpowering, so I'll just add less when I make it again. I cut the carrots and potatoes into more bite size pieces, cooked it for 1 1/2 hours, and that may have been just slightly too long - they both got a little mushy. Didn't really mind it though because it added to the creaminess once the heavy whipping cream was added. The next time I make it I may cut the pieces a bit bigger to see how it turns out. Overall, a very good recipe!!

Reviewed on Feb. 06, 2012 by dmsl56

I have never been a great stew fan and have never found a recipe that I really liked. That's all changed now. This recipe was EXCELLENT. So tasty, and distinct flavors. I cut the lamb and veggies more bite sized than one inch and it cooked a bit faster - about an hour and a half - and the lamb was really tender and the vegetables were not mushy. Really really good.