Slow-cooked lamb with cannellini beans, tomatoes and rosemary

Bean stews make the perfect one-pot meal — comforting, filling and inexpensive. Gremolata is a fresh-tasting mix of chopped parsley, garlic and lemon zest. I use it to sprinkle over roast or braised meats, pastas or anything pan-grilled. Delicious If you’

Slow-cooked lamb with cannellini beans, tomatoes and rosemary

SERVES

6

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

30

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

90

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 500g boned shoulder of lamb, trimmed of fat and cut into 3cm cubes

  • plain flour, for dusting

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

  • 50g onions, finely chopped

  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

  • 225g carrots, finely diced

  • 1 stick of celery, finely diced

  • 2 bay leaves

  • a couple of sprigs of fresh rosemary

  • 2 x 400g tins of Italian tomatoes, chopped

  • 300ml white wine

  • 300ml homemade lamb stock or water

  • 2 400g tins of cannellini beans, rinsed in cold water and drained (*see note at end of recipe)

  • flaky sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper

  • For the gremolata:

  • 4 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley

  • 1 generous tsp grated or finely chopped organic lemon zest

  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

  • flaky sea salt, to taste

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