Lamb Casserole?

Hi,

I have 1 kg of lamb forequarter chops sitting in the freezer which I want to casserole in the Slow Cooker. I am so bored with my usual recipes :(
- I usually make an Irish-type stew, or a lamb and borlotti bean casserole.

Any inspirational, family-friendly ideas would be greatly appreciated? :D

Thanks for your help.
GIDGET

How about this one - its yummy.

Sweet potato topped lamb caserole.
ingredients:
Topping
approx 1 kg sweet potato
2 tbs light sour cream
2 tbs grated cheese
1 tbs chopped fresh parsley
Caserole
lamb
1 med leek
1 med eggplant
1 clove crushed garlic
1/3 cup beef stock (or more if req)
1/4 cup tom paste
1 tps chopped fresh thyme

toss lamb in seasoned flour
cook in batches until browned all over
cook leek, eggplant and garlic in same pot (approx 5 min)
return lamb to dish with stock, tom paste and thyme and bring to boil
bake covered in oven about 1 hr or until lamb is just tender

Sweet pot topping
steam or boil until tender, and drain
add cheese, parsley and sour cream and mash (or use food processor) really well until smooth

Spoon sweet potato topping over lamb mixture (to make it look a bit nicer you can spoon the sweet pot mixture into a piping bag and use the star fitting and top the caserole this way)
bake uncovered in oven until browned lightly

Its lovely and family friendly too.:)

Try cutting them into smaller pieces (say halves/quarters) and browning them first. Then fry up some onion and add 1 tsp each of groung cumin, tumeric, corriander seeds, sweet paprika and a bit of garlic. Add all this to the slow cooker with some liquid - either beef or vegie stock, though not too much because remember slow cookers have less evaporation than overn cooking) and a tin of chopped tomatoes. About 2 hours before it is ready add some dried fruit such as apricots or figs (my favourite) and if you have it some chopped preserved lemon. Then serve with couscous made with half stock and half orange juice.

I found this slow cooker recipe, not specifically for chops, but i always substite different cuts, it doesn't matter too much! i havn't sooked it, but it sounds yum!

Lamb Shanks Serves 4
4 lamb shanks
1/2 cup dried apricots
1/2 cup prunes, pitted
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup tomato paste
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1. Place lamb shanks into the Slow Cooker. Add
apricots and prunes.
2. Combine sugar, water, tomato paste and
vinegar. Pour over the lamb shanks.
3. Sprinkle over mixed spice. Cover and cook on
Low for 8-10 hours or High for 4-5 hours.
Serve with rice.

Krsip- i think i'm going to cook yours! Sounds yummo!

Thanks for the recipes ladies. Some great inspiration.

Roryrory I really like the lamb with the spices - I am so going to give that a go - I just hope the kids like it.

Any more ideas - keep them coming. Dinner only comes around every night.

Gidget the Moroccan style spices are aromatic without being HOT IYKWIM? My DS eats them all the time :)

DS loves moroccon lamb too.

Roryrory - how much lamb would you use in your recipe, or do you just make more spice mix according to how much you have?

How long would it be on for in the SC?

Sorry for all the q's, very recently ex-vegetarian here..

Rayray the quantities I gave are guestimates for about 1kg of meat. With meat you probably use slightly more spices than you would with vegies because they are absorbed more by the meat IYKWIM?
As for time in slow cooker, I would as about 5-10 hours on slow. I prefer real long slow cooking times. Usually I whack something like this in the oven in a covered casserole for about 2-3 hours (minimum) at 150 degrees....
A really good moroccan type cook book (if you are interested) is "Moorish" by Greg and Lucy Malouf - without a doubt one of my favourite books in the world. It is divided up into traditional Moroccan ingredients (like lamb, rose water, mint, etc) with recipies which feature each one, kind of like"The Cooks Companion". Really a great book if you like Moroccan food

Oh thanks! That just went to the top of my Christmas list!

Ray - You got a christmas list already!! :p

ha ha yes, DH emailed me his last week! So I might as well start mine. I have done all of DS' birthday (nov) and christmas shopping already.