Stewed lamb

Stewed lamb is a second course meat dish flavoured with rustic flavours; it is quite widespread in Calabria.

Second courses and side dishes

Tempo di esecuzione: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Ingredienti

for 4 people

  • a kilo of lamb cut into pieces
  • 4-5 red Tropea onions
  • a handful of cherry tomatoes
  • one chilli pepper
  • a bay leaf
  • a glass of red wine
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • salt
  • black pepper

Start by browning the pieces of lamb in oil and deglaze with wine. Then add the sliced Tropea red onion - a Calabrian PGI product - and allow to soften on a low heat. Then add a couple of glasses of water, a bay leaf, pepper, a little chilli pepper and the washed and sliced cherry tomatoes.

Continue cooking over a very low heat until the lamb meat is tender.