Best 5 Lamb Navarin Recipes

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Lamb navarin is a classic French stew that typically features succulent lamb pieces braised in a flavorful broth with a medley of vegetables. This comforting dish is known for its rich and hearty flavors, making it a popular choice for gatherings and special occasions. Our collection of lamb navarin recipes offers a diverse range of culinary experiences, from traditional French techniques to modern interpretations.

Explore our "Classic Lamb Navarin" recipe, which stays true to the traditional French method. Slow-cooked lamb is paired with tender vegetables like carrots, turnips, and pearl onions, swimming in a luscious red wine sauce. For a vibrant twist, try our "Provençal Lamb Navarin," where sun-ripened tomatoes, aromatic herbs, and a touch of saffron infuse the stew with Mediterranean sunshine.

If you prefer a lighter version, our "Spring Lamb Navarin" showcases fresh spring vegetables like asparagus, peas, and artichokes, creating a colorful and flavorful dish. And for those who enjoy a bit of spice, our "Moroccan Lamb Navarin" tantalizes the taste buds with a blend of Moroccan spices and preserved lemons, offering a harmonious balance of sweet and savory.

Each recipe provides step-by-step instructions, cooking tips, and serving suggestions to ensure a perfect result every time. Whether you're a seasoned cook or just starting your culinary journey, our lamb navarin recipes will guide you towards creating a memorable and delicious meal that will impress your family and friends.

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

NAVARIN OF LAMB WITH SPRING VEGETABLES



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The flavor of this classic French stew improves when it's refrigerated overnight.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Lamb Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 19

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 1/2 pounds boneless shoulder or leg of lamb, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 medium onions, peeled and diced
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup dry white wine
2 cups beef stock (preferably low-sodium)
1 cup canned tomatoes with juice, seeded and crushed
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary, or 2 teaspoons dried
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, or 1 teaspoon dried
1 bay leaf
1/2 8-ounce package pearl onions, (about 24)
16 baby carrots, or 4 large carrots
1/2 pound baby turnips, or 2 large turnips
3/4 cup peas
1/2 pound young string beans, or haricots verts, stems trimmed
Mashed Potatoes with Sorrel
Fresh chervil, for garnish

Steps:

  • In a large flameproof casserole, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Season lamb with salt and pepper, and place in casserole. Brown meat well on all sides.
  • Add garlic and diced onions, and cook until onions are soft, 5 to 10 minutes. Add flour, and cook until it is well browned, 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Add wine and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, scraping bottom and sides of pan. Add stock, tomatoes, rosemary, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low; cover, and cook until meat is tender, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
  • Remove meat; place in a large bowl and set aside. Reduce sauce over high heat until thickened, about 10 minutes. Adjust seasonings. Skim off any fat. Strain sauce over meat, discarding solids; return meat and sauce to casserole. (The navarin can be made ahead up to this point. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Reheat and continue as directed.)
  • Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil, and add pearl onions. Boil 2 minutes, and drain. When cool enough to handle, peel and set aside. Peel baby carrots; trim tops to 1/4 inch. Repeat with baby turnips. If using large carrots and turnips, peel and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Add onions and carrots to casserole and simmer, covered, for 5 minutes. Add turnips and peas, and simmer 5 minutes more, or until vegetables are tender.
  • Blanch beans until bright green and still crisp, then drain. Serve stew over mashed potatoes, and scatter beans atop each serving. Sprinkle with chervil, and serve immediately.

NAVARIN OF LAMB



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Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Lamb Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 1/2 pounds boneless lamb shoulder, cut into 1-inch cubes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 medium onions, diced (about 3 cups)
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup dry white wine
2 cups Homemade Beef Stock
1 cup canned whole tomatoes with juice, seeded and crushed
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, chopped
1 bay leaf
1/2 package (8-ounce package) pearl onions (about 24)
16 baby carrots or 4 large carrots
1/2 pound baby turnips or 2 large turnips or 5 small turnips
1 1/2 cups peas
1/2 pound young string beans or haricots verts, stems trimmed

Steps:

  • In a large Dutch oven, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Season lamb with salt and pepper. Working in batches, cook lamb in a single layer until well browned on all sides, about 8 minutes per batch.
  • Return all of the lamb to Dutch oven, add garlic and onions, and cook until onions are soft, 6 minutes. Add flour and cook until it is well browned, 2 minutes.
  • Add wine, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, scraping browned bits from the bottom and sides of pan. Add stock, tomatoes, rosemary, thyme, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low; cover and cook until meat is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
  • Remove meat, place in a large bowl, and set aside. Reduce sauce over high heat until thickened, about 10 minutes. Adjust seasonings. Skim off any fat. Strain sauce over meat, discarding solids; return meat and sauce to Dutch oven. (The navarin can be made ahead up to this point. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Reheat and continue as directed.)
  • Bring a small saucepan of water to a boil, and add pearl onions. Boil 2 minutes, then drain. When onions are cool enough to handle, peel and set aside. Peel baby carrots; trim tops to 1/4 inch. Repeat with baby turnips. If using large carrots and turnips, peel and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Add onions, turnips, and carrots to Dutch oven and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes. Add peas and simmer 10 minutes more, or until vegetables are tender.
  • Blanch beans until bright green and still crisp, about 5 minutes, then drain. Serve and scatter beans atop each serving.

LAMB NAVARIN



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My navarin of lamb is made with lamb breast, including bones and cartilage. This cut is usually available inexpensively at the supermarket; if you don't see it displayed with the meats, ask the butcher if he has a lamb breast in the back. Juicy and flavorful when stewed, the breast is a better selection for the navarin than the leg, which would be much more costly and not nearly as moist prepared this way.

Provided by Jacques Pepin

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 1h30m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 lamb breasts, about 3 pounds total
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 large onion, cut into 1-inch pieces (1 1/2 cups)
8 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced thin (3 tablespoons)
3 cups water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon herbes de Provence or Italian seasonings
1 1/2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
3/4 pound carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch sticks
1 package (10 ounces) frozen baby peas
2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Steps:

  • Cut the lamb between the rib bones into strips about 1 1/2 inches wide. You should have about 14 pieces.
  • In a large saucepan or Dutch oven cook the lamb, preferably in one layer, over medium heat, partly covered, for 30 minutes, until it has released most of its fat and is nicely browned on all sides. Remove the lamb to a plate and pour out and discard the fat. (You may have 1 cup of fat.)
  • Return the meat to the pot, sprinkle it with the flour, and mix well. Add the onions, garlic, water, salt, pepper and herbes de Provence, mix well, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 30 minutes.
  • Add the potatoes and carrots, and cook, covered, for 20 minutes. Then, stir in the peas, and cook, covered, for 5 additional minutes.
  • To serve, spoon the navarin onto individual plates and sprinkle with the parsley.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 537, UnsaturatedFat 13 grams, Carbohydrate 36 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 7 grams, Protein 38 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 864 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams

LAMB STEW (NAVARIN OF LAMB)



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This is a classic French dish, and our favorite lamb stew; I think it is the perfect comfort food for chilly autumn and winter evenings.

Provided by FlemishMinx

Categories     Stew

Time 2h25m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 kg lamb
30 g butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 large onions
2 garlic cloves
2 carrots
2 parsnips
2 potatoes
2 stalks celery
12 fresh green beans
1/4 cup flour
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 beef bouillon cube, dissolved in
3 cups water
1 bouquet garni (thyme, parsley and bayleaf)
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

  • Trim the meat of fat and connective tissue, then cut in 3/4 inch cubes.
  • Prepare the vegetables: peel onions and cut into wedges; mince garlic finely; peel carrots, parsnips and potatoes and cut into small chunks; clean celery and slice; top and tail green beans.
  • In a large dutch oven saute meat in batches in butter and oil till browned; remove, drain and set aside.
  • In what remains of the butter/oil in the pan, saute onion till golden.
  • Add garlic, carrot, parsnip and celery and sweat for 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Stir the flour in well, then add tomato paste and mustard.
  • Return the meat to the pan; add potatoes and bouquet garni.
  • Pour in the beef stock and mix thoroughly.
  • Bring to the boil and then reduce heat, simmering covered for 1 hour.
  • Add the green beans and cook for a further 20 to 30 minutes;.
  • the meat should be tender and the sauce thick.
  • Remove bouqet garni, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve with a crusty bread.

NAVARIN OF LAMB



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Make and share this Navarin of Lamb recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Evie3234

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h20m

Yield 4-5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 1/2 lbs lamb (cut into bite size pieces)
2 ounces butter
2 tablespoons oil
flour
1 clove garlic
3 beef bouillon cubes
2 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup tomato puree
4 small turnips (or half a small swede)
8 small onions
4 ounces bacon
1 ounce butter, extra
10 small potatoes
4 ounces peas
2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Steps:

  • Toss lamb pieces in flour.
  • Melt butter and oil in large pan, add meat and brown well, remove from pan.
  • Add crushed garlic, saute 1 minute.
  • Add 1 Tbsp flour to pan, cook one minute.
  • Add water, crumbled stock cubes and tomato puree, stir until smooth and sauce boils, reduce heat, add meat, simmer covered for 30 minutes.
  • In separate pan, saute peeled onions and chopped bacon in extra butter for 1 minute.
  • Add to pan with peeled and sliced turnip or swede, peeled potatoes and peas.
  • Bring back to boil, reduce heat, simmer covered for a further 30-35 minutes or until meat and vegetables are tender.
  • Add parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1214.4, Fat 66.1, SaturatedFat 28.1, Cholesterol 215.4, Sodium 1351.9, Carbohydrate 100.1, Fiber 15.1, Sugar 15.6, Protein 56.9

Tips:

  • Choose the right cut of lamb: For this dish, you want a cut that is tender and flavorful, such as lamb shoulder or leg. Avoid cuts that are too lean, as they will dry out during cooking.
  • Brown the lamb before braising: Browning the lamb in a hot pan before braising it helps to develop flavor and color. Be sure to brown the lamb in batches so that it doesn't steam.
  • Use a flavorful braising liquid: The braising liquid is what will give your lamb navarin its flavor, so be sure to use a liquid that is flavorful and aromatic. Some good options include red wine, chicken broth, or beef broth. You can also add herbs and spices to the braising liquid for extra flavor.
  • Braise the lamb until it is fall-off-the-bone tender: The lamb should braise for at least 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until it is fall-off-the-bone tender. The cooking time will vary depending on the cut of lamb that you are using.
  • Serve the lamb navarin with your favorite sides: Lamb navarin is a hearty and flavorful dish that can be served with a variety of sides. Some good options include mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or rice.

Conclusion:

Lamb navarin is a classic French dish that is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. By following these tips, you can make a delicious lamb navarin that your family and friends will love.

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