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Braised Lamb with Winter Vegetables
1.5 lb lamb roast
2 large shallots
6 cloves garlic
3 sprigs rosemary
2 dried chilies
2 tbsp clarified butter or olive oil
4 cups assorted winter veggies (pumpkin, sweet potato, hard squash, parsnip, etc) peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks
approx 2 cups dry red wine
salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 350*F. Heat butter in deep, oven safe skillet or dutch oven. Rinse lamb roast and pat dry. Season generously with salt and pepper. Brown all over in the oil. Add shallots, garlic, chilies, and rosemary and sautee until lightly browned. Add winter veggies and stir to coat. Add wine until it is about 1 inch up sides of roast. Cover pan with foil or put lid on dutch oven and throw everything in the oven. Braise until lamb is fork tender, adding more wine if needed to maintain liquid level. Carefully remove lamb and veggies from pan and set aside. Skim off excess fat from liquid remaining in pan. Simmer gently until reduced by 2/3. Pour liquid over lamb and veggies. Serve. Enjoy.
1.5 lb lamb roast
2 large shallots
6 cloves garlic
3 sprigs rosemary
2 dried chilies
2 tbsp clarified butter or olive oil
4 cups assorted winter veggies (pumpkin, sweet potato, hard squash, parsnip, etc) peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks
approx 2 cups dry red wine
salt and pepper
Preheat oven to 350*F. Heat butter in deep, oven safe skillet or dutch oven. Rinse lamb roast and pat dry. Season generously with salt and pepper. Brown all over in the oil. Add shallots, garlic, chilies, and rosemary and sautee until lightly browned. Add winter veggies and stir to coat. Add wine until it is about 1 inch up sides of roast. Cover pan with foil or put lid on dutch oven and throw everything in the oven. Braise until lamb is fork tender, adding more wine if needed to maintain liquid level. Carefully remove lamb and veggies from pan and set aside. Skim off excess fat from liquid remaining in pan. Simmer gently until reduced by 2/3. Pour liquid over lamb and veggies. Serve. Enjoy.