Italian Meat - Lamb Recipes - Italian Braised Lamb (Agnello Brasato All' Italiano) Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 potatoes

• 45 ml/3 tbsp olive oil

• 1 onion, cut in quarters

• 1 garlic clove, chopped

• 1.5 kg/3 lb shoulder of lamb

• 600 ml/2 1/2 cups lamb or chicken stock

• 4 large tomatoes, chopped

• 5 ml/1 tsp chopped fresh oregano

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 100 g/4 oz peas, cooked

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Method:

1. Peel and cut the potatoes into chunks. Pour the oil into a large saucepan and try (sauté) the onion and garlic for 2 minutes.

2. Brown the meat on all sides and stir in the stock, tomatoes, oregano, salt and pepper.

3. Bring to the boil, lower the heat and cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.

4. Add the potatoes and continue cooking for 20 minutes. Stir in the peas and heat through.