Simple Lamb Stew In Dutch Oven

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 lamb chops
• 3 large potatoes
• 2 medium yellow onions
• 4 carrots
• 1 head garlic
• 1/2 liter red wine
• 32 ounces chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon seasoning salt
• 1 tablespoon hungarian paprika
• 2 tablespoons dried basil
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• milk

Recipe

• 1 place dutch oven on high heat stove-top to pre-heat.
• 2 preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
• 3 cut lamb chops into 1/2 or 1/3 pieces.
• 4 soak in milk while preparing the breading.
• 5 combine both flours, salt, seasoned salt, pepper, paprika in a flat pan.
• 6 roll milk soaked lamb chop pieces in flour mixture to coak all sides.
• 7 pour enough olive oil into dutch oven to cover the botton about 1/8 to 1/4 inch. if the oil starts to smoke slightly the temp is perfect. quickly drop the coated lamb pieces into the oil.
• 8 cut the potatoe into stew size peices, drop into the dutch oven. carefully flip the contents (do not stir) once.
• 9 cut the carrots into stew size peices and drop into the dutch oven. carefully flip the contents once.
• 10 cut the onions into eights and drop into dutch oven. carefully flip the contents once.
• 11 crush and peel the entire head of garlic, then chop into smaller peices. drop into dutch oven. flip the contents once again.
• 12 sprinkle the basil and a little additional seasoned salt.
• 13 pour in the half bottle of red wine and chicken stock.
• 14 flip the contents carefully one more time, then plavce the top on the dutch oven. remove from stovetop heat.
• 15 now place hte dutch oven with cover on, into the oven at 300 degrees, on a lower rack. let this cook for 3-4 hours. 30 minutes before serving, turn oven up to 350 degrees.
• 16 once serving time arrives, pull the dutch oven from the oven and remove the top. let it sit on a cool stovetop for 15 minutes or so. (this lets extra moisture evaporate).