Lamb Shoulder Chops with Lima Beans Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time5 MinCooking Time7 Hr 20 Min
Ready In7 Hr 25 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexHealthyServings4
MethodMain Ingredient

Ingredients

 8 shallots (about 4 oz. total)
 Garlic8 Clove (5gm)
 2 leeks (white and pale green parts only), thinly sliced
 4 lamb shoulder blade or arm chops, cut about 1 inch thick (2 1/4 to 2 1/4 lbs. total), edges trimmed of fat
 Ground pepper1 To taste
 All purpose flour2 Tablespoon
 1/4 teaspoon saffron threads, crushed; or 1/8 teaspoon ground saffron
 Dry white wine1/2 Cup (16 tbs)
 Lima beans package1 , frozen
 Salt To Taste

Directions

Peel shallots and separate into cloves, if necessary.
Peel garlic cloves and crush coarsely with the side of a knife.
In a 4-quart or larger electric slow cooker, combine shallots, garlic, and leeks.
Sprinkle lamb chops with pepper, dust with flour, and arrange over shallot mixture, overlapping slightly.
Sprinkle with saffron; pour in wine.
Cover and cook at low setting until lamb is very tender when pierced (6 to 7 hours).
Spoon beans around lamb.
Increase cooker heat setting to high; cover and cook until beans are tender to bite (15 to 20 more minutes).
Lift lamb to a warm platter and keep warm.
Skim and discard fat from shallot mixture in cooker.
Spoon beans and shallot mixture around chops; season to taste with salt.
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