Name: Rachel Khoo's spring lamb stew recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: Serves: 4–6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1kg lamb neck, cut into pieces; 2 cloves of garlic, crushed to a paste; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 bay leaf; 2 sprigs of thyme; 4 carrots, cut into chunks; 100g fresh or frozen peas; 100g green beans, shopped; Salt and pepper

By Rachel Allen

published 2 July 2019

in Recipes

Give your spring mealtimes a lovely French twist by making this lamb stew. Rachel Khoo, star of BBC show The Little Paris Kitchen, gives us her easy take on what the French call Navarin d’agneau.

Ingredients

1kg lamb neck, cut into pieces
2 cloves of garlic, crushed to a paste
1 onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 bay leaf
2 sprigs of thyme
4 carrots, cut into chunks
100g fresh or frozen peas
100g green beans, shopped
Salt and pepper

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Method

Preheat the oven to 160°C/320°F/Gas Mark 3. Brown the meat, garlic and onion with the olive oil in a large flameproof casserole (cocotte). Add the bay leaf, thyme and carrots, and enough water to cover the meat by at least a couple of centimetres. Bring to a simmer and remove any scum that rises to the top. Once all the scum is removed, cover the pan and transfer to the oven. Cook for 1½ - 2 hours or until the meat is tender.
Ten minutes before serving, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add the peas and beans. Cook for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender, then drain.
Take the casserole out of the oven and remove the bay leaf and sprigs of thyme. Add the peas and beans to the lamb with salt and pepper to taste, and serve straight away.

Top Tip for making Rachel Khoo's spring lamb stew

For an English twist, serve the stew with some mint sauce

Rachel Allen's first television series, called Rachel’s Favourite Food, was broadcast in 2004 throughout Ireland, Canada, Australia, and Europe. A book of the same name accompanied the series, giving viewers a true insight into Rachel’s special brand of family-orientated cooking and recipes. Since then she has authored more than eight different cookery books, which have sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. You may have also seen Rachel's name in the Irish Magazine or The Sunday Tribune or on BBC's Saturday Kitchen or on her own popular cooking show on Ireland's RTE network. From simple one-pot meals and roast dinners to your favourite sweet treats, we’ve got all of the best Rachel Allen recipes to choose from for perfect family meals.