Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Crock Pot Lamb

I made a 5lb. boneless leg of lamb in the crockpot yesterday, and it was awesome! Here’s the recipe if you want to try it!

1 large sprig (4-5 stems) rosemary

Handful of chives and/or garlic chives

Handful of parsley

1 roughly chopped onion

3 celery stalks, rough chopped

3 cloves of garlic, crushed

½ c. lemonade

1 ½ c. chicken stock

Salt and pepper for lamb, which I cut into large pieces so it would fit well in the crockpot

High for 8 hours

The lamb comes out more like pulled pork in terms of texture. I shredded it with two forks and served it with parmesan couscous (unabashedly from a box) and garlic green beans.

The green beans were haricots verts/ french beans. I used fresh, and very quickly sauteed them over high heat in a little butter, salt, and garlic powder. For one package of beans, I used 2 Tbsp butter, 1 T. salt, and 1 T. garlic powder. You want it to "dust and crust" the beans. Do not overcook them! You want that crunch and snap-- 6-8 minutes.