Lamb Stew With Quick-Braised Ramp Garnish

• Lamb Stew
• 2 pounds leftover lamb
• 2 tablespoons lard or bacon grease (substitute canola oil)
• 2 medium onions thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons green garlic, minced (substitute regular garlic, but reduce by half)
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 3 small carrots, chopped
• 1 medium potato, peeled and chopped
• 3 dashes worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 5 cups chicken stock
• salt and pepper to taste
• Quick braised ramp garnish
• 1/4 cup ramp ends, finely chopped.
• 2 cups ramp leaves chopped into 1 inch strips
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon hot paprika
• 1/4 cup water
• salt and pepper to taste

1. In a heavy pot, over medium-high heat, add lard or canola. When oil is hot, add onions, and stir to coat. Reduce heat to low.
2. Cook slowly for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, and scraping any brown bits that appear.
3. When onions are nicely carmelized, add garlic, and increase heat to medium. Cook, stirring, 1-2 minutes until garlic is fragrant, then add carrots and celery.
4. Cook until celery has softened. Add lamb, and cook stirring for 3-5 minutes until lamb starts to brown, and is well coated.
5. Deglaze pan with 1 cup chicken stock, then add remaining stock to cover by an inch.
6. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Add tomato paste and worcestershire sauce. Taste, and correct for salt and pepper.
7. Simmer for at least an hour. Add potatoes 30-40 minutes before serving.
8. Serve in individual bowls, with a good dollop of the ramp and butter garnish.
9. In a saute pan, over medium-high heat, cook butter until it foams.
10. Add ramp ends, and saute until they begin to brown and become aromatic
11. Add Ramp leaves, and stir to coat, cooking until they begin to wilt.
12. Sprinkle paprika, salt, and pepper over all, and stir to coat.
13. Add water, bring to a boil, stirring, and reduce heat to low.
14. Simmer, covered, for 10-15 minutes, until leaves are tender.

lamb, lard, onions, green garlic, celery, carrots, potato, worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, chicken stock, salt, butter, hot paprika, water, salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/17097-lamb-stew-with-quick-braised-ramp-garnish (may not work)