Recipe
As my friend AnnMarie would say, this recipe was "yummo!" I had three recipes in front of me and kind of smooched them together. I'd never had lamb until I went to Ireland a couple years ago. Wow, the lamb stew I had in a Dublin pub was awesome! I had to order it a couple more times while we were there and it was just as good at a restaurant in Killarney and at Cabra Castle. I finally decided to try my hand at lamb stew today and it was heavenly! My husband thought it would be good with rice, but of course being half Irish, I boiled potatoes:) The meat was so tender it quite literally fell off the bones. I think adding potatoes to the crock pot would have been even better.
Lamb Stew
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 Tablespoons flour
2/3 cup beef broth (or chicken broth)
loin lamb chops
1 can diced tomatoes
1 clove garlic, minced
1 scant tablespoon tomato paste
1 green chopped, chopped
1 Vidalia onion sliced into rings
1 tsp. salt
freshly ground pepper to taste
chopped parsley
Heat oil in frying pan. Coat lamb chops with flour and brown
quickly. Transfer chops to crock pot. Add remaining ingredients to pan and
bring to a boil. Pour over lamb and cook on HIGH for 30 minutes, then on LOW
for 5-7 hours. Taste to check seasoning and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Book Review
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