Leek 'n Lamb Stew (meal in One Pot)

Bergy's Note:

This is a little different than the stews I could find on Zaar. It is by Philomena Corradeno's Chopping Block with a few small changes by me. Serve with a green salad and some crusty bread to sop up the sauce. If you wish you may thicken the sauce by adding 2 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup cold water for the final 15 minutes of cooking. I like mine with out the thickening.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 55 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 lbs lean lamb stew meat, cut in to 1 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 large leeks, cleaned & chopped
• 4 large carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 3 cups celery, chopped
• 16 small new potatoes, cut in half
• 1 cup mushroom, sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• salt and pepper
• 4 cups broth (vegetable, Chicken or beef, you may use two cups red or white wine and 2 cups broth , total liquid 4)
• 1 cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Add oil to a large pot and brown the lamb cubes, apprx 10 minutes add garlic do not let the garlic get too brown.
2. Add all the veggies and continue to brown for another 5 minutes.
3. Add 1/2 the broth, stirring to get all the little bits off the bottom of the pot and incorporated into the stew.
4. Add spices and 1/2 the cheese.
5. Bring to a boil.
6. Add remaining broth, cover and simmer for 1 hour or until the meat and veggies are tender.
7. Let the stew rest 15 minutes before serving.
8. Pass the remaining cheese to sprinkle over each serving.

Reviews

[pineapplelady]

I used 6 cups of chicken broth. This recipe was wonderful. Bob and I both loved it. Bob went back for seconds. I will make this again.

[BrokenAnkle]

It really brought out the flavor of the lamb! I used white wine and chicken broth. I think the parmesan cheese is really important to the flavor. I had a little less lamb than called for but used lots of mushrooms to add a little more to the meal. Yum!

[ByNDii]

While grocery shopping today I bought some leeks specifically so I could make this stew :-) I made it pretty much exactly as written except no potatoes as I'm not allowed those in my diet, and about 3 cups of mushrooms since my family and I love the things! And we didn't have any parmesan cheese so I just excluded that. I used 2 cups of vegetable broth and 2 cups of beef broth. It was absolutely delicious!!! I think I'll definitely be making this again :-) Thank you for a fantastic recipe.