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Lamb & Bean One Pot Casserole #LivePeasant

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Published on March 19, 2016 by Helen 40 Comments
Last Updated on October 3, 2018

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A lightly spiced lamb and bean one pot casserole. Peasant food at its finest!

I love a good casserole and have amassed quite a collection of cast iron casserole dishes in various sizes and colours. When I was at University and in a house–share for a year the oven became known as “Helly’s Casserole Cupboard”, such was my love for casseroles!   Long slow cooking transforms the cheaper, but flavour filled cuts of meat, into a meltingly soft and tender dish, which is both frugal and satisfying.

A long slowly cooked casserole is a classically northern European dish – in the winter the stove or fire would be lit all day to heat the home, leading to our tradition of slowly cooked & simmered dishes.

Ideally when making a casserole you need to cook in bulk, smaller quantities do not seem to work as well, and start to dry out.  When you cook choose a casserole dish that is heavy and has a well fitting lid, and use the smallest one possible for the quantity. I find that most casseroles improve with a night in the fridge and then reheating.  Of course, when you cook in bulk you can fill the freezer and reheat for a delicious meal with minimal time and effort involved.

A lightly spiced lamb and bean one pot casserole. Peasant food at its finest!

This dish was commissioned by Simply Beef & Lamb as part of their #LivePeasant campaign, to encourage cooks to make simple, slowly cooked, one pot dishes and then to savour the flavour of the cheaper, but delicious cuts of meat, which are so perfect for slow cooking.  I have followed the traditions of delicious European peasant cookery and added some frugal beans to bulk out my casserole further. They pair well with the earthy flavours of the cumin and coriander seeds I used to flavour the dish.

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5 from 9 votes
A lightly spiced lamb and bean one pot casserole. Peasant food at its finest!
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Lamb & Bean One Pot Casserole
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs
Total Time
3 hrs 20 mins
 
A lightly spiced lamb and bean one pot casserole. Peasant food at its finest!
Course: Main
Cuisine: British
Keyword: Lamb & Bean One Pot Casserole
Servings: 6
Author: Helen Best-Shaw
Ingredients
  • 1 tbs dripping
  • 500 g stewing lamb - cut into 2 1/2cm cubes
  • 1 onion - peeled and diced
  • 1 carrot - peeled and diced
  • 2 sticks celery - finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic - peeled and chopped
  • 1 tsp cumin - ground
  • 1 tsp coriander seed - ground
  • 1/2 tsp - hot paprika or chipotle powder
  • 1 tbs flour
  • 1/2 small glass red wine
  • 500 ml lamb or chicken stock
  • 2 x 400g cans of beans - rinsed and drained - I used black eyed beans and borlotti
Instructions
  1. Melt the dripping in a heavy casserole and add the lamb in batches and fry until starting to brown. Once browned remove the lamb from the casserole put onto a plate.
  2. When all the lamb has been browned add the onion, carrot, celery and garlic, season with salt and pepper and sauté until soft. Add the cumin, coriander and paprika and cook for another few minutes stirring all the time until fragrant.
  3. Return the lamb to the pot, stir in the flour and cook for a few minutes.
  4. Add the wine and stock, then stir in the beans*, adding a little more liquid so all the ingredients are covered.
  5. <span data-mce-bogus="1" class="mceItemHidden"><span></span>Put the lid on the casserole and cook slowly at 170C / Gas 3 for 2 and a half to 3 hours until the lamb is tender and you have a thick sauce.</span>
  6. Serve topped with lots of chopped parsley.
Recipe Notes

*If your tinned beans are very soft then add them for the last hour of cooking time - brands vary widely.
You could easily double the amount of added vegetables too.
Freezes well.


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This recipe for a Lamb & Bean One Pot Casserole was commissioned by Simply Beef & Lamb.  All opinions our own.

 

A lightly spiced lamb and bean one pot casserole. Peasant food at its finest!

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  1. Elizabeth

    5 stars
    This sounds utterly fantastic! Loving your adaptations to the original recipe too. Delicious!

    Reply
    • Helen

      There is nothing like a slowly cooked casserole.

      Reply
  2. Kavey

    I really must do a stew like with our homegrown borlotti beans from last autumn, we dried them and haven’t used them all yet.

    Reply
    • Helen

      That sounds delicious Kavey!

      Reply
  3. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche

    Haha, I like ‘Helly’s Casserole Cupboard’. I really love a good casserole too, should make them more often though!

    Reply
    • Helen

      The Helly’s Casserole Cupboard was amusing, bu the cleaning off less so.

      Reply
  4. Katie Bryson

    5 stars
    What a gloriously comforting looking dish Helen, and the flavours sound delicious. I love cooking a stew in advance and giving it the night in the fridge before reheating the next day. Like you say it definitely intensifies the flavours.

    Reply
    • Helen

      It certainly was comforting, I left 3 portions for Ed in the freezer when I was skiing and they all vanished!

      Reply
  5. Patricia Lewis 

    5 stars
    Sounds like a great casserole for cold day comfort. Very hygge.

    Reply
    • Helen

      Hygge is my favourite thing!

      Reply
  6. Meredith Fletcher

    5 stars
    Tasty looking stew. Thanks for the idea!

    Reply
    • Helen

      Very tasty and comforting!

      Reply
  7. corina

    IT sounds very tasty! Perfect for when the weather is still a little cool too.

    Reply
    • Helen

      It was perfect Corina. So delicious.

      Reply
  8. Melanie Peterson

    5 stars
    It looks a delicious and warming one pot casserole. I like the simplicity!

    Reply
    • Helen

      We discovered it was even better after having been frozen.

      Reply
  9. Erica Price

    That does look tasty. I do think lamb goes well with beans and pulses.

    Reply
    • Helen

      It was excellent! And nicely frugal too.

      Reply
  10. Joanna

    Yum my husband would love this stew. We love to have stews and casseroles.

    Reply
    • Helen

      it is one of the nicest stews I’ve made for ages.

      Reply
  11. laura dove

    Ooh we are big lovers of lamb in our house and this looks fab! One pot recipes are a winner for me too, less washing up!!

    Reply
    • Helen

      I am ALL for less washing up, even though I have a dishwasher.

      Reply
  12. Dean of Little Steps

    Not a big fan of lamb, but this looks really good :)

    Reply
    • Helen

      YOu can try it with beef – it really is not that lamby!

      Reply
  13. emma t

    The last time I ‘ate’ lamb casserole I was 2 years old. I refused to eat it and my mum tipped it over my head. I’m not a fan of lamb despite me having a sheep farmer as a brother in law.

    I love bulking out food with beans and pulses…just a shame the OH moans and isn’t a fan of them

    Reply
    • Helen

      Oh I think that would put me off for life, what a shame. This would work really well with beef too.

      Reply
  14. Grant R

    Similar in principle to Lamb Tagine. Slow cooked lamb, left marinated in amazing flavours and tender beyond imagination. Delicious!

    Reply
    • Helen

      We did enjoy it and all the leftovers in the freezer vanished when I went skiing

      Reply
  15. Rachel

    My mister really dislikes lamb, but am wondering if it is served to him like this, it might change his mind because it looks absolutely amazing and hey if he hates it, more for me x

    Reply
    • Helen

      I think that well butchered meat might change his mind, as it makes such a massive difference to the final taste, but this would work well with beef too.

      Reply
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