Mediterranean lamb casserole

This slow-cooked lamb casserole has a delicious Mediterranean flavour base. The slow-cooking process produces melt-in-the-mouth tender lamb pieces.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

    (20ml)

  • 1 brown onion

    peeled and sliced

  • 500g shoulder of lamb

    diced into 4cm pieces

  • 2 stalks rosemary

  • 2 cloves garlic

    peeled and very finely chopped

  • 2 stalks lemon thyme

  • 1 red capsicum

    diced

  • ¼ cup pitted black olives

  • 1 diced tomatoes

    (400g)

  • 1 cup water

    (250ml)

Equipment

  • 1 large pan with a lid

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 140°C conventional (120°C fan-forced).
  2. Heat oil in a large pan (with a lid) over a medium-low heat and cook the onion for 5 minutes, or until soft and translucent.
  3. Add the lamb, rosemary, garlic, lemon thyme, capsicum, olives, tomatoes and water and stir well to combine.
  4. Cover with the lid and place in the oven for about 2 hours.

Notes

Tip
This is delicious served with couscous brown rice.
Variation
If you don't have rosemary and thyme on hand, you can use Italian herb mix in their place.

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