Lamb in Anchovy and Wine Sauce

A community recipe by mawmaw

Not tested or verified by Nigella.com

Introduction

Succulent lamb, anchovy, rosemary, read wine and button onions Impart rich flavours to lamb. Use tubes of anchovy paste that can be purchased at any delicatessen. This recipe serves 12, great for a crowd.

Ingredients

Serves: 12

Metric Cups

4 kilograms shoulder of lamb
1 large onion (peeled and quartered)
2 sticks celery (chopped)
¼ teaspoon fresh rosemary
1⅔ litres water
570 millilitres red wine
450 grams button onions (peeled)
115 grams plain flour
4 tablespoons anchovy paste
300 grams button mushrooms
50 grams walnut pieces
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of ground black pepper
chopped fresh parsley

8⅚ pounds shoulder of lamb
1 large onion (peeled and quartered)
2 sticks celery (chopped)
¼ teaspoon fresh rosemary
3 pints water
20 fluid ounces red wine
15⅞ ounces button onions (peeled)
4 ounces all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons anchovy paste
10⅗ ounces button mushrooms
1¾ ounces walnut pieces
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of ground black pepper
chopped fresh parsley

Method

Lamb in Anchovy and Wine Sauce is a community recipe submitted by mawmaw and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

With a sharp knives, cut all the meat off the shoulders of lamb, reserving the bones. Trim off any fat, then cut the meat into cubes.

Put the fat into a frying pan over gentle heat to melt it down. Place the lamb bones in a large pot with the quartered onion, celery, a good pinch of rosemary and the water. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer gently for 1 Â½ hours then strain the stock into a bowl.

Heat 4 tablespoons of the lamb fat in a large pot and fry the button onions over high heat until brown. Remove the onions with a slotted spoon and set them aside on a plate.

Fry the lamb cubes in two or three batches until browned on all sides. Set the browned meat aside with the onions. Once all the meat has been browned and set aside, sprinkle the flour into the remaining fat in the pot, add a little extra lamb fat if necessary, cook over a very gentle heat, stirring frequently until the flour is browned, them gradually stir in the wine and 1.1 litres of the lamb stock, bring to the boil stirring all the time.

Add the remaining rosemary and stir in the anchovy puree with a wire whisk. Return the meat and onions to the pot. Cover and simmer gently for 1 hour stirring from time to time.

Add the mushrooms and walnuts, cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes.

Season to taste with pepper and salt if necessary Turn into a serving dish and sprinkle generously with parsley.

With a sharp knives, cut all the meat off the shoulders of lamb, reserving the bones. Trim off any fat, then cut the meat into cubes.

Heat 4 tablespoons of the lamb fat in a large pot and fry the button onions over high heat until brown. Remove the onions with a slotted spoon and set them aside on a plate.

Add the remaining rosemary and stir in the anchovy puree with a wire whisk. Return the meat and onions to the pot. Cover and simmer gently for 1 hour stirring from time to time.

Add the mushrooms and walnuts, cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes.

Season to taste with pepper and salt if necessary Turn into a serving dish and sprinkle generously with parsley.