Italian Stew

Total Time: 9 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 9 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced into thin strips
• 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced into thin strips
• 1 medium onion, sliced thin
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 1/2 lbs boneless lamb shoulder or 2 1/2 lbs country-style lamb ribs, cubed 1 1/2 inch cubes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried orange peel
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 place peppers, onion and garlic in crock pot.
• 2 heat oil in large skillet over med high heat, cook lamb in batches 4 to 5 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally. place in crockpot.
• 3 add tomatoes and wine to skillet. bring to a boil over med heat, scraping up brown bits from bottom of skillet (deglaze).
• 4 pour over lamb. add remaining ingredients except flour and water to slow cooker.
• 5 cook covered on low heat 7 to 9 hours or until lamb is fork tender. in a small bowl, whisk together flour and water. whisk into liquid in crockpot. increase heat to high; cook 15 minutes or until thickened.