Stick To Your Bones Lamb Stew In Crock Pot

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs leg of lamb, cubed 1 inch bone in (i use nz lamb)
• 3 medium potatoes, peeled and cut in half
• 2 medium onions, coarsly chopped
• 1/2 cup canned tomato
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped carrot
• 4 mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1/4 cup barley
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1/2 cup dried beans (mix of dried beans kidney, black, , lentils etc)
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger
• 5 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 serrano chili pepper, sliced length wise
• 1/2 teaspoon pink peppercorns, finely crushed
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon salt

Recipe

• 1 soak dried beans on boiling water for 1 hour.
• 2 wash barley in cold water.
• 3 in a large hot fry pan, heat oil .
• 4 add 1/2 of onion, ginger and 2 cloves garlic. fry untill starting to brown.
• 5 add cubed lamb, sprinkle salt and pepper on lamb. cook until slightly browned.
• 6 turn on crock pot to high.
• 7 add meat to crock pot.
• 8 heat some more oil in fry pan, add chilli and remainder of garlic. fry until garlic is well browned. add to crock pot.
• 9 add all remaining ingredients to the crock pot except frozen peas. add boiling water so that water covers everything.
• 10 put the lid on and find something else to do for 3.5 hours don't open the lid to check it, just set it and forget it.
• 11 after 3.5 hours stir in frozen peas and let simmer for a few minutes.
• 12 taste and adjust seasoning if desired.
• 13 the meat should be falling off the bones and potatoes soft, beans soft, barley plump surrounded by a thick savory gravy.
• 14 serve with garlic bread.