Diced Lamb Casserole Food

LAMB CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Toss diced lamb in plain flour with salt& pepper.
• Heat oil in large frypan and cook lamb until brown.
• Remove from pan and set aside.
• Add garlic, onion, carrots, wine and bring to boil.
• Add beef stock, tomatoes, anchovies, chilli and basil, stir to combine.
• Return lamb to dish and bring to boil.
• Cover frypan and reduce heat to med-low (if it starts to stick to the bottom of the pan the temp is too high) and cook for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, stirring occasionaly.
• When cooked add diced olives and balsamic vinegar and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Serve with a side of your choice.
• My husband likes this served with mashed potato and green beans.

DICED LAMB CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 160°C (140° fan) 325°F gas 3.
• Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole dish and brown the meat. Season with salt and pepper and add the vegetables. Cook until golden.
• Stir in the lemon juice, chopped fennel, stock and wine and bring to a boil.
• Cover and cook in the oven for 50-60 minutes, until the meat and vegetables are tender.

LAMB CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Lightly seal the lamb forequarter pieces with some oil in a large frying pan and then remove from the pan.
• Using same pan add onion, garlic and carrot and lightly fry until onions are clear.
• Add the tomato base (pasta sauce), stock and water and stir. Add oregano, salt and paper. Add the lamb forequarter pieces again and mix through.
• Remove from heat and transfer into casserole dish.
• Add peas.
• Add more water and tomato base (pasta sauce) if needed. The lamb forequarters should be almost covered.
• Bake in oven for at least two and a half to three hours at 180°C Check after one and a half hours, stir through, add water/base if necessary.
• Serve with boiled potatoes.

GREEK LAMB STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Into the largest saucepan or casserole you have that will go into the oven, pour 3 tablespoons of the oil. Brown the meat in batches over high heat and remove with a slotted spoon to a plate nearby. You may need more oil as you do this. The onions will certainly need it, so pour the remaining oil or add more, add the onions, sprinkling a little salt over them and cook then until soft and translucent. Add the garlic, celery, thyme, and oregano. After a couple of minutes or so, when the smell of garlic wafts up, remove half the mixture. Add the meat to the mixture in the pan, cover with the remaining half, add the bay leaves, carrots, tomatoes, stock and wine. I use a big but flattish casserole and this amount of liquid covers the meat, but if you find you need more liquid, add water- you want a lot of liquid, because you will, eventually, be cooking some pasta in it. Bring to a boil, remove scum, and let bubble for about 3 minutes. Then cover, transfer to the oven, and bake for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours, or cook on a very low heat. The meat should be tender and yielding. Remove the carrots (and eat, cook's treat) and bay leaves, too, if you want, and season, to taste, with the salt and pepper.
• Of course you can proceed to the final stage now, but I am presuming you're not going to. In which case, let the stew cool and keep it in the refrigerator until you want it. Skim the fat off the top, and do remember to take it out of the refrigerator a good 1 to 2 hours before you cook it again. You can reheat this in the oven, but because the pasta will be put in on the stove, I tend to heat it there. Make sure the stew is piping hot. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. When it boils, add the salt and then pasta. Cook this until it's nearly but not quite cooked; it should have a couple of minutes still to go.
• Then drain the pasta and add it quickly to the bubbling juices in the casserole, making sure first that there are enough bubbling juices. You don't want the meat to be drowned, but you want enough for the pasta to be covered. The pasta will absorb some of the liquid as it finishes cooking, of course.
• In a couple of minutes, the pasta should be cooked. Crumble some feta and put in a bowl with the chopped parsley, oregano, or basil. Stir to combine and then leave the spoon with it, so that people can sprinkle the herb-spiked cheese over the stew as they wish. Ladle the stew into shallow soup bowls.

HEARTY LAMB STEW

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large casserole. Tip in the lamb and cook for 5 mins until any liquid has disappeared, then add the onion, carrots and leeks. Cook for 5 mins more, stirring often, until the veg is starting to soften.
• Pour over the stock, add the rosemary, cover with a lid and cook over a low heat for 1 hr. Stir in the beans and cook for 30 mins more, topping up with water if necessary, until the lamb is tender and cooked through. Serve with some crusty bread or potatoes, if you like.

LAMB AND APPLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C Heat a dash of oil in a flameproof casserole dish. Add the diced Lamb pieces and brown over high heat. Remove from dish and set aside.
• Add the sliced onions and continue cooking until they start to soften. Add the apple slices and cook a further minute. Return the lamb to the pan.
• Stir in Condensed Tomato Soup with Diced Tomatoes, balsamic vinegar and stock. Bring to the boil. Add sage. Cover, transfer to oven and cook for 1 hour or until meat is tender.

LAMB STEW WITH TOMATOES, CHICKPEAS AND SPICES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 250.
• Toss lamb with salt and pepper. Heat 2 Tbls oil in dutch oven over medium high heat. Brown lamb on all sides in two batches. Set aside on plate.
• Add onions to Dutch oven and saute until softened. Add garlic and cook an additional 30s.
• Stir in flour and cook until lightly colored (1-2 min).
• Add stock and deglaze pan.
• Add tomatoes and spices and bring to simmer before adding lamb and returing to simmer.
• Cover and place in oven until meat is almost tender (1 3/4 - 2 1/4 hours).
• Add chickpeas and return to oven until meat is tender and chicpeas are heated through (about 15 min).
• Can be cooled, covered and refrigerated up tp 3 days before reheating on stovetop.
• Stir in parsley, discard bay leaves and adjust seasoning just before serving.

SLOW COOKER MOROCCAN LAMB STEW

Steps:

• Set the slow cooker to low. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and brown the lamb in batches, transferring to the slow cooker as you go. Add the remaining oil and the onions to the pan and cook for 8-10 mins until softened. Tip in the garlic and ginger and stir for 1-2 mins, then add the spices, preserved lemon and tomato purée. Warm through, then tip into the slow cooker. Swirl some water around the pan, then pour into the slow cooker along with the stock. Season, cover and cook for 6-8 hrs.
• Once the meat is really tender, turn the heat up to high. Add the honey, lemon and olives and cook for 20-30 mins. Top with the herbs and serve with couscous or rice.

QUICK LAMB & POTATO POT

Steps:

• Slice the potatoes to about the thickness of a magazine (half a cm). Cook in boiling water for 8-10 mins until tender. Meanwhile, heat an ovenproof frying pan or shallow casserole on a high heat. Dry-fry the lamb for 5 mins until browned, letting the meat release itself from the base before you turn it. Heat the grill to medium.
• Tip the onion and most of the rosemary into the pan and fry for 3 mins until the onion is slightly softened and takes on some of the colour from the lamb. Stir in the gravy, then season with black pepper.
• Drain the potato slices and lay over the meat, each one overlapping slightly, then grill for about 5 mins, until the potatoes are golden.

EASY LAMB STEW

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole dish. Add the meat in batches and brown over a high heat for 5 mins, then lift onto a plate. Tip in the onions and carrots, and cook for 8-10 mins until starting to colour. Scatter over the flour and stir for a few minutes, then stir in the tomato purée and cook for a few minutes more. Tip the meat and any resting juices back into the dish and stir well. Pour over the stock, tuck in the herbs and season well. Bring to a simmer, then remove from the heat.
• Cover with a lid and put in the oven for about 2 hrs 30 mins until the meat is tender. Once cooled, the stew can be chilled and frozen for up to three months - defrost completely before reheating on the hob for 5 mins over a medium heat, until piping hot. Leave to settle for a minute or two, then serve with mash and greens.