Easy Farmhouse Lamb Stew With Vegetables

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4-1 1/2 lbs lamb, stewing pieces (neck or shank or other meaty bits)
• 2 lbs vegetables, mixed (onion must be used, and add chopped bell peppers, zucchini, sweet potato, carrots and any bits you w)
• 5 tablespoons flour
• oil (for frying)
• 3 teaspoons seasoning salt (bbq, etc.)
• 14 ounces tomatoes (1 tin, with juice)
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped and crushed
• 1 hot pepper, seeds and ribs removed, finely chopped or 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1/2 cup dry red wine

Recipe

• 1 the vegetables you intend to use should be peeled and cut into chunks or rounds, and be ready. i have not included this in the prep. time!
• 2 heat a large pot, and add a generous film of oil. heat the oil well.
• 3 in the meantime, put the flour in a small bowl and dip each piece of meat in the flour. don't worry if some have barely anything on them -- just see that the largest pieces are lightly coated.
• 4 add to the hot oil. do it in two batches. when one batch has sizzled on both sides, push them to the side of the pot with a long-handled fork, and then add the rest of the meat. it is not vital that they all brown.
• 5 add the seasoning salt to the meat, and stir. heat should be quite high at this stage.
• 6 now add all the vegetables, and stir the lot.
• 7 cut open the tin of tomatoes, and add, as well as the 1/2 teaspoon sugar, worcestershire sauce, garlic and hot pepper or sauce. stir through with a wooden spoon or long-handled fork.
• 8 the heat is still high at this stage. add the red wine. (you could sub with beef broth, but red wine is really preferable).
• 9 as soon as the stew is bubbling, turn heat to lowest setting and put on lid. let stew simmer for at least 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• 10 then taste the sauce: it is almost sure to need more salt or seasoning. you could add fresh herbs, or a tasty seasoning, as you like.
• 11 if the veggies have rendered a lot of liquid, take off the lid and cook until sauce has reduced.
• 12 if the opposite, and the sauce is not all that much, keep the lid on.
• 13 stew until the meat is tender -- all-together about 1 1/4 - 2 hours -- all depending on the meat you use.
• 14 in the meantime, prepare either potatoes, rice or polenta to your taste.
• 15 and do make a green salad. and open a bottle of red wine while you have a slug of the open bottle you used in the stew -- .