Lamb With Beans, Onions And Potatoes

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb dried split peas or 1/2 lb navy beans, soaked overnight,cooked until tender and drained
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 7 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 4 large potatoes, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3/4 cup hot strong beef broth, with
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste, stirred in
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crumbled
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 lamb shoulder or 1 leg of lamb (approx 3 lbs)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in large skillet and cook onions until soft.
• 2 in casserole or roasting pan with lid; layer beans, onions and potatoes, seasoning each layer with salt and pepper.
• 3 pour beef broth with tomato paste over and add bay leaf.
• 4 season lamb, rub with crushed garlic and rosemary and place on top of beans.
• 5 roast, uncovered for 1 1/2- 2 hours, or until vegetables are tender and lamb is cooked to desired doneness.