Navarin Of Lamb, Lamb Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs thick lamb rib chops
• 3/4 cup flour, seasoned with
• salt and pepper
• 3 fresh rosemary sprigs, 4 inches long
• 5 fresh parsley sprigs
• 5 fresh thyme sprigs
• 2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
• 8 small onions, blanched in boiling water for one minute, peeled (leave the stems so they stay together)
• 1 lb carrot, peeled and chopped into 2 inch pieces
• 8 small red potatoes
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat the oven to 325.
• 2 trim most of the fat from the meat and coat the pieces with the seasoned flour. let the meat come to room temperature.
• 3 tie the rosemary, parsley and thyme together with butchers twine or tie up in cheese cloth.
• 4 warm the chicken stock.
• 5 heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat (do not let the oil smoke).
• 6 brown the chops for three minutes per side. (do not crowd the pan or they will steam instead brown. this may need to be done in two batches.).
• 7 remove the chops from the skillet and place in a large casserole.
• 8 drain most of the oil from the skillet and reduce the heat to medium low.
• 9 add a tablespoon of the seasoned flour to the skillet and stir for a few minutes, until brown.
• 10 slowly add the warm chicken stock to the skillet, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom.
• 11 add the tomato paste, bring to a boil, remove from the heat and let cool a bit.
• 12 add the herb package and bay leaf to the chicken stock while cooling.
• 13 add the chopped onion, whole onions, carrots and potatoes to the casserole and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 14 add the chicken stock with the herbs to the casserole and toss all ingredients.
• 15 cover and cook for one hour and fifteen minutes, turning once after 45 minutes.
• 16 remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes. uncover, sprinkle with parsley and serve from the casserole.
• 17 enjoy!