New England Lamb Bake

Total Time: 2 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 lbs boneless lean lamb, cubed
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 2 large carrots, sliced
• 2 large leeks, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley, divided
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 3 large potatoes, peeled and sliced
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine

Recipe

• 1 in a large dutch oven, heat oil.
• 2 brown lamb and onion.
• 3 stir in flour; mix well.
• 4 gradually add broth.
• 5 bring to a boil, stirring to remove browned bits from pan.
• 6 add carrots, leeks, 1 tablespoon parsley, bay leaf, rosemary, salt, pepper and thyme.
• 7 spoon into a greased 3-quart baking dish.
• 8 cover with potatoes and dot with butter.
• 9 bake uncovered, at 375 for 1-1/2 to 2 hours, or until the meat and potatoes are tender.
• 10 discard bay leaf.
• 11 garnish with remaining parsley.