Lamb Stew (Navarin of Lamb)
"This is a classic French dish, and our favorite lamb stew; I think it is the perfect comfort food for chilly autumn and winter evenings."
photo by Id Kill for a Bacon
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 kg lamb
- 30 g butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large onions
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 carrots
- 2 parsnips
- 2 potatoes
- 2 stalks celery
- 12 fresh green beans
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 beef bouillon cube, dissolved in
- 3 cups water
- 1 bouquet garni (thyme, parsley and bayleaf)
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh parsley
directions
- 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.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
-
Wonderful even if I did have to deviate by substituting asparagus for the green beans! This will definitely become one of my staples -
Delicious Lamb Stew, I used Lamb shoulder chops as I couldn't get lamb stew meat. also used home canned green beans instead of fresh, other than those I made the stew as recipe stated, we love parsnips, so good in the stew. DH really enjoyed it, saying this is really delicious. Great for our cold weather that we are having. Thank you Minx's for another delicious recipe.
Tweaks
-
Delicious Lamb Stew, I used Lamb shoulder chops as I couldn't get lamb stew meat. also used home canned green beans instead of fresh, other than those I made the stew as recipe stated, we love parsnips, so good in the stew. DH really enjoyed it, saying this is really delicious. Great for our cold weather that we are having. Thank you Minx's for another delicious recipe.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
FlemishMinx
Belgium
I am an American married to a Belgian, and have lived in Belgium since December 1999. Cooking is my major hobby. I'm also an avid reader, but I have difficulty finding the time. I love to travel. Since moving to Europe I've been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to go a couple of times per year to Paris, as well as having visited London, Rome, Florence, Naples, Amsterdam, and of course Brussels and Antwerp. I've seen at least parts of most regions of France, as well as parts of Germany, Austria, a great deal of Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, Luxembourg, and Monaco. I'm absolutely in love with the Bay of Naples and Sorrento coast areas of Italy, which my husband and I recently re-visited on a trip that included Rome, Puglia, Umbria and Marche. I'm still looking forward to Ireland, Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic . . . the list is too long ! One of the bonuses of travel is getting to taste the local cuisine, and afterward trying to figure out how to duplicate it at home.
I think cooking is one of the nicest things a person can do for someone they love (including themself!)
I had to submit a picture with me and my cat, Sophie, as she insists on sitting in my lap when I'm sitting at the computer. If you are wondering what all that stuff hanging on the wall behind us in the photo is, it is just a small part of my husband's military medal collection. He was appalled by my posting this picture-- Our study is the messiest room in our house (thank god!)
