After a heatwave, I was actually glad that the weather turned and it dropped to 20C on Sunday. I do love summer but the heat was getting a little unbearable and rain is definitely most welcomed. With the cool change, it was time for stew. Stew is such a comfort food for me. I can have it almost everyday in winter. It warms the belly and fills the house with lovely aromas.
This is such an easy recipe to follow and it’s a one pot wonder. The most important element in this recipe is the lamb. Get a nice piece of lamb and spices and seasoning becomes secondary. The lamb was bought from Bultarra at Gasworks. And it was great to catch up with @urbanfoodmarket as he was in the stall. If you need any fantastic produce, this is the man to go to. Visit Urban Food Market to find out more.
Bultarra lamb cubed
Ingredients:
- 1kg of lamb shoulder, fats trimmed and diced into small pieces for faster cooking time
- 3 small potatoes, diced
- 3 carrots, diced
- 1 large brown onion
- 1tsp grounded ginger
- 2tsp grounded cumin
- 1tsp grounded cinnamon
- 1tsp of red chilli powder
- Squeeze of 1 lime juice
- 1/2 tsp of sugar
Many of you will question the reason why I trimmed the layer of fats away. I wanted to keep this dish fairly light and I need make use of some of the fats and kept the rest in the freezer for future use.
Cubed vegetables
Method:
- Heat some oil in a heavy pot and add half the lamb fat in for flavour. Add the diced lamb pieces and brown them. Set aside (just the lamb pieces)
- Add the onions and stir until lightly brown. Chuck in the rest of the spices and heat for another minute or until fragrant
- Remove the lamb fats and add the lamb pieces to the spiced mixture. Add 700ml of stock (preferably veal) or water and simmer over low heat for about an hour (this timing will depend on how size of the diced lamb)
- Add sugar, lime juice, potatoes and carrots. Simmer for another 1/2 hr or until lamb is tender. Taste and add more sugar if required.
- Add seasoning to personal preference and serve hot
lamb stew with potatoes and carrots
This stew is fairly light as I had opted to remove some fats from the cooking. And adding lime juice gave this dish a slight tang and freshness.
What is your favourite cut of lamb?
The dish looks great. Do you feel warmer after eating lamb? Lamb is warming to the body. But if it’s good, it doesn’t matter, right. I love leg of lamb and do a Moroccan dish with it.
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Luckily, we can easily get beautiful lamb here. This lamb stew is also my favourite dish in winters. Well, I’d cook the stew whenever I crave, not bothering the temperature, hehe…
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It looks wonderful Jeroxie. I like the addition of lime juice. I made a lamb rogan josh for dinner last night. I made the spice paste from scratch and in the heat here, I wilted by the time dinner was on the table. I don’t know how they cope with this sort of cooking in India.
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I love one pot wonders… less washing up
I really must get down to Gasworks one day.
Looks like a delicious stew.
My fave cut of lamb is probably a good old lamb chop. It’s my goal this year to use backstrap and shanks for the first time =)
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Your one pot stew looks yummy and all-in nutrition!
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This really looks fantastic! It’s always surprising to know that it’s summer somewhere…
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Can’t answer the lamb question, as I don’t eat it, but I can still appreciate a pretty, beautifully put together stew! I also really like your bowls.
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Lamb stew is just the thing to warm me up as a big winter storm approaches this weekend. Seeing the word ’summer’ is encouragement to stick it out – sunny days are ahead!
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I like the inclusion of lime juice in this recipe, it kind of ’summers up’ the dish
I love lamb shanks. If I get sad when winter eventually starts to come, I will think of eating delicious hot lamb shanks and I will not despair!
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this looks like a very tasty recipe – the lime with the spices sounds so good together
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Love me some lamb stew and this one is wonderful! Hey, I have nominated your blog for an “Honest” award, please visit my blog for the details.
Have a great weekend!
CCR
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Mmm.. the lamb stew sounds wonderful! I love your refreshing addition of lime juice!
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Oh gee I would like to have some of that stew any time! Lamb up here is too expensive to be buying it unless it’s a really special type of dish, but I like it when we can get it
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yum!! that stew would definitely warm me right up! I love that you can have it anytime of the year
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I love lamb and this looks like a great recipe for like RIGHT NOW! Love the inclusion of the lime also – would definitely lighten it up because sometimes lamb can be a bit heavy.
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this looks so comforting MMMMmm I loooove lamb so so much — i think my favorite would be lamb chops — pan seared and crusted with bread crumbs mustard and parsley. YUM
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