Food Network: Sweet Potato and Wild Mushroom Irish Lamb Stew

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Sweet Potato and Wild Mushroom Irish Lamb Stew
Recipe courtesy of Jill Novatt

Ingredients
Olive oil
3 pounds lamb shoulder, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 onion, diced
2 tablespoons garlic, minced
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup flour
4 ounces unsalted butter
1 cup red wine
3 cups veal stock
1 tablespoon dijon mustard

2 cups wild mushrooms, sliced
1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
1/2 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
2 tablespoon fresh thyme
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds, toasted

Directions
In a large, heavy bottomed pot, heat oil. Add the
lamb and saute until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove lamb to a
plate. Add the onion and saute until soft. Add the garlic and saute for 2 more
minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the butter and melt. Add the flour to
make a roux. Lower the heat and cook the roux until it is brown, about 15
minutes. Whisk in the wine and stock and raise the heat to medium high. Add in
the reserved lamb. Add the mustard. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to low.

Cook over low heat for about 30 minutes, or until liquid is slightly reduced and
thick. In a separate saute pan, saute the mushrooms until wilted. Add the
mushrooms to the stew. Add the potatoes and simmer another 30 minutes, or until
potatoes are tender. Add the thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with
toasted pumpkin seeds.