Lamb shoulder stew from BlingDreaming

dairy free egg free nut free can make in advance ok to freeze
Category
Meat recipes
Serves6 easily.
Prep time 30 mins
Cook time2 hours mins

Mumsnetter ratings

based on (5) reviews
Ease of finding ingredients 9.167
Ease of cooking9.167
Success with kids9.4
Success with adults9.5
Overall Mark 9

Ingredients

Approximately 1kg lamb shoulder, cut into chunks (alternatively leave whole)
400g tin chopped tomatoes
400g tin chickpeas, drained
Large onion, chopped
Small butternut squash, chopped and peeled
250 ml beef/lamb stock
125 ml red wine
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp coriander
1 tbsp flour
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp tomato paste
1 stick cinnamon
Bay leaves

Handy Hint

You could up the quantity of butternut and chickpeas to bulk it up easily.

Method

1. Heat oven to 160 degrees
2. Brown the lamb in a little oil and then place in a casserole dish
3. Lightly saute the onions and garlic in the juices left over from the meat, adding a little oil if necessary.
4. Once the onions are softening and cooking, add the spices and stir in, adding some water if it's too dry.
5. Add the flour and stir until absorbed, then add the wine/stock slowly, stirring and the tomatoes
6. Once it starts to boil, add the honey, tomato paste, cinnamon and bay leaves.
7. Pour over the lamb and add the butternut to the casserole dish.
8. Cook covered for about 75 mins then open, stir, pour in the chickpeas, re-cover and put back in the oven for about 30 minutes.

Mumsnetter Reviews

From: moragbellingham on Sat 29-May-10 15:03:29 Overall rating: 9.2
This has been made a multitude of times in our household. It's very hearty and goes down especially well with the children with added chopped apricots.
From: snechie on Sun 21-Feb-10 20:12:56 Overall rating: 10.0
Really delicious. I love to try new one pot receipes as they are so easy and minimal washing up, and this was fab. My 3 year old wolfed it down and I made a portion with saltless stock for the baby and she loved it too. A winner all round.
From: dingdong3 on Thu 17-Sep-09 13:35:24 Overall rating: 10.0
Lovely to make-really fast to prep. I cooked it for the 75 mins, then turned off the oven. 30 mins before everyone came in for dinner, I popped in the chickpeas and bobs your uncle!
From: ActivityApple on Mon 14-Sep-09 10:49:31 Overall rating: 9.0
This is ruddy lovely - dead easy even for a kitchen numpty like me, and made the house smell gorgeous. Cheers, Bling!
From: deepdarkwood on Thu 10-Sep-09 22:11:40 Overall rating: 8.5
A really lovely recipe - a big favourite in our house, and goes down well with adults and kids. I'd use flour rather than flower though [smile] Also works well in a slow cooker



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