Red Wine Lamb Stew Dutch Oven Braised Recipes

LAMB AND RED WINE STEW

Steps:

• Place a medium Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the oil and heat another 30 seconds. Dry the lamb meat well and sprinkle with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Place the meat in the pot and leave undisturbed for about 4 minutes. When the first side is deeply browned, use tongs to flip the meat. Continue to brown the meat for about 4 minutes on each side until the pieces are evenly browned on all sides, about 20 minutes total. Use a slotted spoon to remove the meat to a plate. Add the carrots, celery, garlic and onions. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring often, until fragrant and beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the flour and tomato paste and cook for 1 minute more. Deglaze with the red wine. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring often to reduce slightly, about 5 minutes. Stir in the broth, thyme, bay leaf and reserved meat. Reduce the heat to medium-low to maintain a gentle simmer. Cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• Stir in the olives. Partially cover the pot, leaving a small opening, and simmer until the meat is completely tender, about 30 minutes more. Stir in the parsley. Serve with mashed potatoes or crusty bread to sop up the juices.

LAMB STEW WITH RED WINE AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
• Season the lamb with 1 teaspoon of the oregano and the garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large Dutch oven or a heavy pot with a tight-fitting lid over medium-high heat. Brown the lamb in two batches until deeply browned on two sides (about 4 minutes per side). Remove the browned lamb to a large bowl.
• Reduce the heat to medium heat. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil to the pot, along with the mushrooms and onions. Cover and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the onions from the pot and set aside. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oregano, the garlic, and 1 tablespoon of the rosemary. Cook and stir for about 1 minute, being careful not to brown the garlic. Add the soy sauce, wine, and chicken stock. Stir to deglaze the bottom of the pot. Increase the heat to high, bring to a boil, and return the lamb and any accumulated juices to the pot. Remove the pot from the heat, cover with a tight-fitting lid, and place in the oven.
• Bake for 1 hour, and then stir. Bake for an additional 45 minutes, remove from the oven, and test the lamb for tenderness by prodding it with a fork. If it is not tender, return it to the oven for 15 to 30 minutes. When the lamb is tender, add the reserved onions. Cover and return the pot to the oven and bake for 15 minutes.
• Before serving, stir in the remaining 1 teaspoon rosemary. Serve hot.
• The stew can be refrigerated for 5 days or frozen for up to 3 months. Reheat in a covered saucepan over medium heat.

SIMPLE LAMB STEW IN DUTCH OVEN

Steps:

• Place dutch oven on high heat stove-top to pre-heat.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
• Cut Lamb chops into 1/2 or 1/3 pieces.
• soak in milk while preparing the breading.
• combine both flours, salt, seasoned salt, pepper, paprika in a flat pan.
• Roll milk soaked lamb chop pieces in flour mixture to coak all sides.
• Pour enough olive oil into dutch oven to cover the botton about 1/8 to 1/4 inch. If the oil starts to smoke slightly the temp is perfect. Quickly drop the coated lamb pieces into the oil.
• Cut the potatoe into stew size peices, drop into the dutch oven. Carefully flip the contents (do NOT stir) once.
• Cut the carrots into stew size peices and drop into the dutch oven. Carefully flip the contents once.
• Cut the onions into eights and drop into dutch oven. Carefully flip the contents once.
• crush and peel the entire head of garlic, then chop into smaller peices. Drop into dutch oven. Flip the contents once again.
• Sprinkle the basil and a little additional seasoned salt.
• Pour in the half bottle of red wine and chicken stock.
• Flip the contents carefully one more time, then plavce the top on the dutch oven. remove from stovetop heat.
• now place hte dutch oven with cover on, into the oven at 300 degrees, on a lower rack. Let this cook for 3-4 hours. 30 minutes before serving, turn oven up to 350 degrees.
• Once serving time arrives, pull the dutch oven from the oven and remove the top. Let it sit on a cool stovetop for 15 minutes or so. (this lets extra moisture evaporate).