Cheap Lamb Casserole in the Pressure Cooker
This hearty lamb casserole is a perfect healthy midweek dinner for the family.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 50 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1.2 kg lamb forequarter chops
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil (for frying)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- cracked pepper (to taste)
- 1 onion, (finely chopped)
- 4 garlic cloves, (finely chopped)
- 2 stalks of celery, (finely chopped)
- 700 ml Passata ((tomato puree))
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 sprigs of rosemary (leaves only)
- 3 carrots (200 gm), (cut into small chunks)
- 500 gm baby potatoes, (with skin on and quartered (Note 1))
Instructions
- 1
Trim the desired amount of fat off the lamb (I leave some for richness and flavour) and then cut into big chunks. Do not throw away the bones.
- 2
Season the lamb with 1 tsp of salt and freshly cracked pepper.
- 3
In a non-stick pan on high or in you pressure cooker on saute, add 2 tbsp of oil and sear the lamb chunks including the bones in batches (Note 2). Set the cooked lamb aside.
- 4
Turn the heat down to medium (ignore if using a pressure cooker) and add the onion. Saute for a minute.
- 5
Add the celery and cook for roughly 3 minutes.
- 6
Take the pan off the heat / turn off your pressure cooker and let it cool down for a few minutes.
- 7
Add some of the Passata (1/2 cup or so) to deglaze the pan. (Be careful of the steam or splash back generated if the pan or pressure cooker is still too hot!)
- 8
Add the lamb, bones, onions, garlic, celery, rosemary, bay leaf, sugar and the remaining Passata into the pressure cooker.
- 9
Turn on the pressure cooker and cook for 30 mins on high / stew setting.
- 10
Start cooking enough jasmine rice for everyone. (Note 3)
- 11
After 30 mins, carefully depressurise the pressure cooker according to your user manual and remove the lid.
- 12
Remove the bones, bay leaves and any unwanted fat.
- 13
Add the carrots and potatoes to the pressure cooker. Put the lid back on and cook for another 10 minutes on high pressure / stew setting.
- 14
After 10 mins carefully depressurise the pressure cooker according to your user manual and remove the lid.
- 15
Check the sauce for seasoning and adjust accordingly.
- 16
Serve with rice and garnish with parsley.