Reader's Digest Mediterranean Cookbook/Tess Mallos

Navarin of Lamb (Navarin D' Agneau)
Servings Prep. Time Cooking Time Calories % from Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
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INGREDIENTS:
2 tablespoons oil 900 g/ 2 lb boneless leg of lamb, cubed 1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 2 tablespoons plain flour 225 ml/8 fl oz chicken stock
2 tablespoons tomato puree 125 ml/4 fl oz dry white wine 1 teaspoon sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons salt freshly ground black pepper bouquet garni (2 sprigs each thyme and parsley and 1 bay leaf, tied together)
6-8 small whole onions 3 small turnips, peeled and quartered 12 baby carrots, scraped
115 g/4 oz peas 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley crusty bread, to serve



1 Preheat the oven to 160 C/325 F/gas mark 2. Heat the oil in a heavy frying pan over a medium-high heat and brown the lamb in batches. Transfer the lamb to a casserole as it browns. Add the chopped onion and garlic to the pan and cook gently over low heat for about 10 minutes until the onion is soft. Stir in the flour and cook until lightly coloured. Add the stock and wine, stirring until the sauce thickens and bubbles. Stir in the tomato puree, sugar, salt and pepper. Pour over the lamb and add the bouquet garni. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
2 Peel the whole onions and cut a cross in the root ends. Add onions, turnips and carrots to casserole dish, cover and bake for about 1 hour until the vegetables are tender, adding the peas after 30 minutes. Discard the bouquet garni, sprinkle with parsley and serve straight from the casserole with crusty bread.

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