Slow Cooker Lamb Chops and Vegetables

Baz's Note:

A delicious, economical and healthy winter casserole. Use whatever vegetables you choose and serve on mashed potatoes.

• Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 8 lamb chops , forequarter (or other cheap cut)
• 1⁄3; cup plain flour
• salt & pepper , for seasoning
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 onions , roughly chopped
• 6 slices bacon , cut into pieces
• 2 garlic cloves , sliced
• 1 stick celery , sliced (optional)
• 250 g mushrooms , cut in chunks
• 250 g green beans , roughly chopped
• 3 -4 cups of chopped root vegetables (carrot, pumpkin, parsnip, turnip, sweet potato etc)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 (40 g) packet French onion soup mix

Directions:

1. Put flour on a plate, season with pepper (and salt if you wish). Coat chops in flour, shake off excess and reserve flour for later use.
2. Add oil to large heavy pan or wok and brown the chops in batches to seal them and place them in the bottom of the slow cooker/crock pot.
3. Sauté bacon pieces, garlic and celery for 5 minutes over high heat then reduce heat to medium high, add the mushrooms and onions and sauté for for another 5 minutes or so.
4. Add the rest of the vegetables and cook, stirring occasionally, for another 10 minutes or so and then add to the slow cooker on top of the chops.
5. Melt the butter in the same pan and add the reserved flour. Cook over fairly high heat, stirring occasionally until dark brown.
6. Pour in the stock and Worcestershire sauce and stir until mixture boils.
7. Add packet of French onion soup, mix in and then pour the mixture over the ingredients in the slow cooker.
8. Cook for 7 hours or more and serve over mashed potatoes.

Reviews

[The Normans]

Lovely flavours that permeate the house while cooking and the tongue when eating - thanks Baz :)