Balsamic lamb casserole recipe

Serves:

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1kg lamb, best-neck
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 carrots, chopped into chunks
• 3 sticks celery, chopped into chunks
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 x 400g cans tomatoes
• handful of thyme sprigs
• 150ml balsamic vinegar
• 2 x 400g cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

Method

Heat the oil in a heavy based frying pan.

Brown the lamb. Place in slow cooker.

Saute the onion, carrots, celery and garlic until they begin to soften.

Add to the slow-cooker, together with the tomatoes, thyme and balsamic vinegar. Cook on low for seven hours.

Add the cannellini beans. Cook for another 30 minutes.

Serve with soft polenta, mash or rice.

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Serving Suggestions

Note

• If you want to add a Middle Eastern flavour to the dish, saute the veggies with 1tsp Moroccan spice, substitute chickpeas for cannellini beans and throw in a handful of sultanas before serving with couscous.
• Cheaper cuts of meat work well in a slow cooker because of the long cooking time. If you don’t fancy neck of lamb, try lamb shanks instead.
• This recipe was created by Alana House for Kidspot, New Zealand’s recipe finder.