A Lighter Lamb Stew
- 1 24-ounce bag of baby Dutch potatoes
- 4 Large carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 Large yellow onion, chopped
- 1 3-pound boneless lamb roast
- 1 6-inch piece fresh rosemary
- 5 sprigs fresh thyme
- 5 sprigs flat-leaved parsley
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 4 Garlic cloves, chopped
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Kosher salt and ground black pepper
- 1 11 or 12-ounce bottle Guinness beer
- 2 cups homemade or low sodium chicken stock
- 2 cups cremini mushrooms, sliced
- 1 1/2 cups large frozen green peas
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
- Layer the potatoes, then the carrots and onions in a large, heavy-bottomed pot.
- Remove the netting from the lamb, open up the roast and place it, cut side down, on top of the vegetables. Using your hand, coat the roast with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Combine the rosemary, thyme and parsley into a small bundle and tie with kitchen string. Tuck it under the lamb.
- Sprinkle the lemon zest and garlic over the lamb.
- Pour beer and chicken stock over the vegetables.
- Cover and cook for 3 hours. Add the mushrooms and cook for 30 minutes more.
- Remove pot from oven, add the peas and cover for 5 more minutes.
- Remove the herb bundle. Using 2 spoons or forks, pull the lamb apart into pieces and serve with the vegetables.
potatoes, carrots, yellow onion, lamb roast, rosemary, thyme, parsley, lemon, garlic, olive oil, kosher salt, chicken stock, cremini mushrooms, green peas
Taken from food52.com/recipes/20099-a-lighter-lamb-stew (may not work)