On a cold wintery night, Casserole is always a great comfort food. This Lamb and Red Wine Casserole is very hearty and full of flavour! The strong tomato element to this dish really lifts the flavour and takes your taste buds to very happy places…

Adding the Homemade Soda Bread brings the whole meal together. It’s quick, easy and very, very satisfying.

Ingredients

  • 500g Lamb
  • 1 Tbs oil
  • 2-3 Garlic Cloves
  • 3 medium Potatoes (chopped)
  • 2 Carrots (chopped)
  • 250g Pumpkin (deseeded, skined and chopped)
  • 1 Brown Onion (chopped into wedges)
  • 5-6 Mushrooms (sliced)
  • 1 cup Peas
  • 1 Tbs Rosemary (ground in Motar and Pestle)
  • 1 can Crushed Tomatoes
  • 3-4 Tbs Tomato Chutney
  • 1 1/2 cups Chicken Stock
  • 2/3 cup Red Wine

Preparation

  1. Chop Potatoes, Carrort and Pumpkin into rough cubes. Put into to saucepan, cover with water and par-boil for 10-15 mins.
  2. Cut Onion into wedges.
  3. Cut Lamb into cubes and coat with fine sea salt and black pepper to tenderise.
  4. Boil a smail amount of water in a saucepan, add the Garlic and par-boil for 5 mins. This softens the Garlic and enhances the flavour.

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180 degres.
  2. Heat Oil in a large frying pan.
  3. Add Lamb and cook on each side for 2-3 mins.
  4. Add the onion wedges and stir for 5 mins.
  5. Add the mushrooms and whole Garlic cloves and cook until mushrooms soften. Allow for juices to simmer in pan.
  6. In a large Casserole dish layer ingredients in order below:
    • Lamb and onions
    • Potatoes, carrots and pumpkin
    • Can crushed tomato
    • Chicken stock
    • Tomato chutney
    • Rosemary
    • Peas
    • Red wine
  7. Cover with lid and put in the oven for 2hrs. Do not stir.

Cooks Tip: Place a tray under the casserole dish in case of overflow as your casserole as it boil’s away in the oven.

Serving

  1. After 2 hrs of cooking, remove the Casserole from the oven.
  2. Remove the lid carefully. Be aware of the steam as the lid is removed.
  3. Spoon generously into bowls. Ensure your spoon is deep in the casserole dish so all ingredients are served.
  4. Add slices of your Homemade Soda Bread and Enjoy!