Cheat's Lamb Cassoulet

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 lamb, forequarter chops trimmed of fat
• 2 brown onions, chopped
• 400 g cannellini beans, drained (i used 4 bean mix)
• 8 garlic cloves, peeled
• 3 sprigs rosemary
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 3/4 cup wine
• 400 g peeled tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 150.c.
• 2 heat oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over high heat.
• 3 cook chops in batches, for 2-3 mins each side until just browned.
• 4 transfer to a large oven-proof casserole dish and add onions, beans, garlic & rosemary to lamb.
• 5 mix tomato paste, wine & tomatoes and pour over lamb, season to taste.
• 6 cover gently with foil and bake for approx 2 1/2 hours or until lamb is tender.
• 7 remove foil and bake for a further 30 mins or until sauce has reduced slightly.
• 8 serve with mashed potato and steamed vegetables.