Ingredients

  • 1 lb lamb stew meat, cut into 1-inch chunks (or beef if you choose)
  • 34 cup flour (reserving 1 TBS for later in the recipe)
  • 2 -3 tablespoons mccormick's montreal seasoning
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon shallot (I used Penzy's freeze dried shallots)
  • 12 large onion, chopped small
  • 4 cups beef broth
  • 4 medium red potatoes, cut into 1-2-inch pieces (or yukon gold)
  • 3 large carrots, chopped
  • 4 tablespoons lemon juice (reserving 1 TBS for later in the recipe)
  • 1 teaspoon rosemary
  • 1 cup frozen green beans, snapped into 1-inch pieces or 34 cup frozen peas

Method

  • Place meat pieces in large gallon size Ziploc bag.
  • In small bowl, mix flour and McCormick's Montreal Seasoning.
  • Reserve 1 TBS.
  • Sprinkle flour mixture over meat, seal and shake, re-open and sprinkle remaining flour mixture over meat, seal and shake until covered evenly.
  • In a large dutch oven, saute the garlic, shallots and onion in olive oil until tender.
  • Add meat, and brown on all sides (add more olive oil if necessary).
  • Add beef broth (deglaze bottom of dutch oven if necessary), potatoes, carrots, 3 TBS of the lemon juice and rosemary.
  • Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer 50 minutes.
  • Place 3/4 cup frozen peas or 1 cup frozen green beans snapped into 1" pieces in the pot.
  • Mix remaining 1 TBS of flour mixture with 1 TBS lemon juice and add to the pot stirring thoroughly.
  • Bring to a boil stirring occasionally.
  • Reduce heat and serve.