Easy, Spiced Lamb Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 lbs lean trimmed lamb, cut into 1 inch cubes (dusted with flour, if you like)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves (or more, if you like)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage or 1 tablespoon dried sage
• pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1 3/4 cups unsalted chicken stock
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1 -2 canned chipotle chile, chopped (wear rubber gloves)
• 1 -2 tablespoon adobo sauce, from chipotles (personally, i use about 5 - 7, but we like our food very spicy)
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes, with juice (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat about 1 teaspoon olive oil in heavy large pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• 2 add lamb and stir until brown, stirring often, about 4 minutes. do not crowd meat. if you need to brown the lamb in batches, you may need to add additional olive oil before adding extra meat to the pan, to prevent burning.
• 3 transfer lamb to bowl.
• 4 add onion, garlic and sage to pot and sautã¯â¿â½ until onion is tender, about 10 minutes.
• 5 return lamb and any juices to pot.
• 6 season with pepper and add rest of ingredients.
• 7 simmer over medium heat until lamb is tender, about 1 hour.
• 8 serve with bread for soaking up sauce, or serve over rice or noodles.