Main Meals

Slow-roasted lamb and beans with garlic and rosemary

6 to 8
Easy
30 minutes
3 hours
Wine/Spirit Pairing
Ridgeback Cabernet Franc

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Ingredients

Method
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, finely chopped
  • 2 T olive oil, plus extra for greasing
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 4 sprigs rosemary, plus extra for seasoning
  • 1 x 400 g tomatoes
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 pinch sugar
  • 4 cups red kidney or haricot beans, cooked
  • 11/2 cups lamb or beef stock
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 1 leg of lamb (2–2 1/2 kg)

Method

Ingredients

Soften the onion and carrot in the olive oil. Stir in 2 cloves crushed garlic, 1 sprig chopped rosemary and the tomato. Season and add the sugar. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.

Add the beans and stir. Pour in the stock and wine, and simmer for 5 minutes. Add more stock if necessary. Check seasoning. Turn into a large, well-oiled roasting pan.

Prepare the lamb by cutting slits all over it with the point of a small, sharp knife. Insert slices of the remaining garlic and tiny sprigs of rosemary into the incisions. Moisten with olive oil and season. Place the lamb on top of the prepared beans and cover with 2 sheets of oiled baking paper.

Roast in a preheated oven at 160°C for 3 hours, until the lamb is very tender. If necessary, moisten the beans with a little more stock from time to time.

 

Abigail Donnelly

Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly

Nothing excites Woolworths TASTE's Food Director quite as much as the challenge of dreaming up recipes with innovative new foods – or the thrill of creating deliciousness on a plate with the humblest of ingredients. With Abi by your side, you’ll be a cooking expert in no time at all.

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