Lamb and Cranberry Casserole

Serves 4

Ingredients

1kg Lamb Leg
Olive oil
2 Tablespoons plain flour
3 Carrots
1 Onion
2 Sticks Celery
200g Mushrooms
1 large glass of Red wine
2 Tablespoons good quality Cranberry Sauce
3 Sprigs Rosemary
1 litre Beef Stock
Salt and pepper

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees
  2. Cut the meat off the lamb bone and dice into large cubes (if you don’t want to do this buy it already diced)
  3. Cover with plain flour
  4. Heat the olive oil in a large pan
  5. Add the lamb and cook until browned on all sides
  6. Remove the lamb from the pot and keep aside
  7. Add the carrots, onions and celery to the pan with a pinch of salt and cook until soft but not brown
  8. Add the lamb and mushrooms back to the pan and add the red wine
  9. Cook for a few minutes until reduced
  10. Add the cranberry sauce and rosemary and mix everything together
  11. Transfer everything to a casserole dish
  12. Add the beef stock to the casserole dish
  13. Cover with a lid and place in the oven for approx 3 hours until the lamb falls apart and the sauce is thick
  14. Taste and season with salt and pepper
  15. Serve with Potatoes and Vegetables

I like to serve this with Potato Boulangere  and some fine beans.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *