Hearty lamb and lentil stew

Recipes / Meat

Save precious time with this lamb and lentil slow-cooker recipe thats wholesome and delicious.

Recipe «Hearty lamb and lentil stew» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 8:00 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 large brown onion, chopped, 2 large carrots, peeled, chopped, 2 celery stalks, chopped, 1 cup dried brown lentils, rinsed, 1 tsp ground ginger , 1 tsp ground coriander, 2 tsp ground cumin, 2 tsp dried mint , 2 tsp lemon rind, finely grated, 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 8 French-trimmed lamb shanks, 1 cinnamon stick, 2 cups chicken consomme, 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes, Couscous, to serve, Fresh coriander leaves, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 1 large brown onion, chopped 
  • 2 large carrots, peeled, chopped 
  • 2 celery stalks, chopped 
  • 1 cup dried brown lentils, rinsed 
  • 1 tsp ground ginger 
  • 1 tsp ground coriander 
  • 2 tsp ground cumin 
  • 2 tsp dried mint 
  • 2 tsp lemon rind, finely grated 
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • 8 French-trimmed lamb shanks 
  • 1 cinnamon stick 
  • 2 cups chicken consomme 
  • 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes 
  • Couscous, to serve 
  • Fresh coriander leaves, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Place onion, carrot, celery and lentils in the bowl of a 7-litre slow-cooker. Stir in ginger, coriander, cumin, mint, lemon rind and garlic. Add shanks and cinnamon. Add consomme and tomato. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with lid.
  2. Turn cooker on low. Cook for 8 hours or until lamb is tender, turning shanks every 2 hours. Using a large spoon, skim and discard fat from surface. Serve with couscous and coriander.