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Viewed: 95 - Published at: 2 years agoIngredients
- 4 pound shoulder roast of lamb
- Olive oil
- 10 cloves of garlic
- 1/4 pound bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 4 cups veal stock
- 4 ounces unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 cup onion, diced
- 1/2 cup celery, diced
- 1/2 cup carrot, diced
- Fresh sprigs marjoram for garnish
- 2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup soft goat cheese
- 2 teaspoons each of chopped parsley, marjoram and thyme
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cups veal stock
Method
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Rub the lamb roast all over with olive oil.
- Make 10 small slits all over the roast.
- Insert the bacon and garlic cloves into the slits.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Place the roast in a roasting pan and add the stock and cover.
- Place in the oven and slow roast for 3 hours, or until very, very tender.
- Remove the lamb from the oven and cut into 2-inch pieces.
- Set aside.
- In a large pot, add the butter and melt.
- Stir in the flour and let cook for 3 minutes.
- Add the onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add the carrots and the celery and saute for another 10 minutes.
- Slowly whisk in the stock that the lamb was cooked in.
- Add the reserved lamb.
- Bring to a simmer.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- For the dumplings: In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt and mix well.
- In a small bowl, beat the eggs.
- Add the milk to the eggs.
- Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Stir in the goat cheese and the herbs.
- Season with freshly ground black pepper.
- Have the stock boiling in a small saucepan.
- Using 2 tablespoons, drop the dumpling batter into the boiling stock.
- Cook for about 5 minutes, or until the dumplings float to the surface.
- Remove the dumplings from the stock and place on a plate.
- To finish: Place the dumplings into the stew.
- Check for seasoning.
- Garnish with fresh marjoram.
