Healthier lamb stew
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- olive oil
- 400g lean lamb leg, trimmed of fat and cut into chunks
- 2 onions, diced
- 2 sticks celery, diced
- 200g carrots, diced
- 350g potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 tbsp pearled barley
- 1 litre lamb stock
- a small bunch parsley, chopped
- ½ a bunch chives, chopped
- a few leaves mint, chopped
Method
- STEP 1
Heat 1 tsp oil in a large casserole dish and fry the lamb in batches until browned. Remove with a slotted spoon, then add the onion, celery, and carrot to the dish. Fry for 5 minutes until softened, then add the browned lamb, potatoes, bay leaf, barley and lamb stock to the dish, and season. Put the lid on the pan and simmer for 1 hour until the lamb is tender. Stir in the herbs to serve.
