My favorite hearty lamb stew with rich, earthy flavors is
made in the crock pot. The perfect dish for a cool Fall or Winter day!
½ pound of bacon
2 lamb shanks
2 T. GF flour
1-2 large onions,
thinly sliced
2 t. garlic, mashed
1 t.salt
½ t. pepper
Root veggies options
6 red potatoes,
chopped
2 turnips, chopped
2 beets, chopped
4 carrots, slices
2 parsnips, chopped
1 T. fresh thyme or 1 t. dried thyme
2 cups GF broth
1 cup semi dry red
or blush wine*
4 t. GF soy sauce or
3 T. Braggs Liquid Aminos
½ pound mushrooms,
chopped (optional)
4 T. fresh parsley,
minced (as garnish)
Fry the bacon until almost
crisp. Drain off all but around 3 T. grease and set aside the bacon. Dust the
shanks with the 2 T. flour, saute the shanks in the remaining grease, browning
on all sides. Place the shanks in the bottom of the warm crock pot with the bacon.
Saute the garlic in
the remaining fat. Remove and set aside. Saute the onions in the remaining
bacon grease until brown and caramelized. Add the garlic and onions to the
crock pot with the lamb. Add salt and pepper.
Now add the chopped
root vegetables and thyme to crock pot. Mix together the liquid ingredients and
pour over the top of the crock pot ingredients. Let the crock pot simmer on low
for 8-10 hours, or until the meat falls from the bone. The last hour you may choose
to remove the bones, throw in the mushrooms and adjust seasonings.
Garnish with parsley
and serve in crocks or bowls with GF bread or baguettes.
Makes: Ten servings.
*Notes:
I used our home made cranberry wine, which was a semi dry, amber-colored wine.
This recipe is from my cookbook: "The Farmer's Daughter Cooks Gluten Free."
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