Virginia Wine & Food Pairing with Pearmund Cellars Wines

          Virginia Wine and Food Pairing

Pearmund Cellars' customers enjoy pairing our fine wines with gourmet recipes
provided by friends and family.

This recipe provided by Kristin Hickey-Heydt, our former Tasting Room Manager.

Easy Lamb Stew with Cabernet Franc

Serves Four to Six


2 lbs.
  
Lamb Shoulder, Boned

3 tbsp.

Butter  (no substitutes!)

  ½
Medium Yellow Onion, Minced

3

Garlic Cloves, Minced

¼ cup

Flour

1 tbsp.

Sea Salt

pinch

Pepper

1 ½ cup

Cabernet Franc Wine  (Pearmund Cellars, of course!)

1 ½ cup

Boiling Water

2 tsp.

Celery Seed

6

Medium Carrots, Cleaned and Chopped in Hunks

1 doz.

Pearl Onions, Peeled and Halved

2 tsp.

Worcestershire Sauce

to taste

Parsley

to taste

Rosemary




Remove excess fat and skin from the lamb then cut it into 2-inch cubes. Heat the butter in a Dutch oven or deep kettle. Saute the minced onion and garlic until it is translucent and tender.

On a small plate, combine one teaspoon of sea salt with the pepper and flour. Roll the lamb in the mixture until all sides are coated. Save the leftover flour mixture.

Remove the onions and garlic from the Dutch oven and reserve them for later. Slide the lamb into the pan to brown in the remaining butter. When the lamb is browned sufficiently, add the leftover flour mixture, the remaining 2 teaspoons of sea salt, the celery seed, onions, and garlic.

Deglaze the Dutch oven with the Cabernet Franc wine. Add the boiling water. Reduce the heat, cover the Dutch oven, and simmer gently for 1 ½ hours.

Uncover the Dutch oven and remove any excess fat. Add the carrots, recover the Dutch oven, and continue cooking for an additional ½ hour. Stir in the Worchestershire sauce. Add parsley and rosemary to taste.

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