Legendary Lamb Pie

Name: Legendary Lamb Pie
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 lbs lamb shoulder meat, diced; 1 pinch salt and pepper; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 celery ribs, finely chopped; 2 carrots, finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 cup red wine; 34 ounces beef stock; 2 bay leaves; 3 sprigs thyme; 2 rosemary, stalks; 1 cup ricotta cheese; 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped; 1 tablespoon butter

15 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 lbs lamb shoulder meat, diced
1 pinch salt and pepper
1 onion, finely chopped
2 celery ribs, finely chopped
2 carrots, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 cup red wine
34 ounces beef stock
2 bay leaves
3 sprigs thyme
2 rosemary, stalks
1 cup ricotta cheese
2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 tablespoon butter

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
2

Season lamb meat with a pinch of salt & pepper, before adding 2 Tbsp of oil to a dutch oven on medium-high heat. Brown Meat until golden brown all over, you may do this in batches.
3

Remove meat from pan add remaining olive oil along with the onion, garlic, celery and carrots. Cook for 5-7 minutes or until browned.
4

Add meat back to the pan along with red wine, cook for 1-2 minutes until wine reduces to bubbles, pour in stock and add the bay leaves, thyme rosemary and a pinch of salt & pepper.
5

Bring to a boil cover with a lid and place in the oven to cook for 4-6 hours or meat falls apart. Remove from the oven and cook on stove top with lid off until sauce reduces by a third.
6

Meanwhile, bring another pot of water to a boil add a pinch of salt and cook potatoes for 8-10 minutes or until easily pierced with a knife. Drain and mix in a bowl with 1 tbsp of butter and season with salt and pepper.
7

Turn your broiler or grill on, spoon ricotta on top of lamb mix, followed by potato mix, and cook for 5-7 minutes or until slight little bits of golden color appear on the surface. Take straight to the table :).