Lamb stew, the posh way (?)

LAMB & FLAGEOLET BEAN CASSERôLE

Serves 4

2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
3 medium carrots
2 cloves garlic, cut into slivers
8 rashers smoked streaky bacon, rinded
750g/1.5 lb lean lamb, cut into large chunks
2 tsp redcurrant jelly
2 tsp plain flour
500ml/1 pt hot brown stock*
freshly-ground black pepper
6 sprigs fresh marjoram
400g/1 lb can flageolet beans

1. Heat oil in large frypan, fry onion, carrot and garlic until all are beginning to colour. Transfer to casserole.

2. Add the cut up bacon to the frypan, fry until the fat begins to run out, then add the lamb and cook until this is evenly browned. Transfer to casserole.

3. Lower the heat, stir the redcurrant jelly and flour into any remaining pan juices. Gradually, add the hot stock and bring to the boil. Pour over the ingredients in the casserole, stirring in any seasoning, the marjoram and the drained beans.

4. Cover and cook in the oven at 160?C/325?F/GM3 for 1 1/2 – 2 hours

You can use stock cubes, although “real” stock is better. Vegetable stock is OK, too – just add a glass of red wine to beef it up a bit.


I've even managed to do this one!

Snorri

This looks like somthing I would like to try,but I have to ask one question.
What is streaky bacon and how will I Rinde it?

Streaky bacon Rob is you're standard bacon. That's if you can get hold of it over there and I don't think that it has rind on it.

All it is is cured pork slices, cut thinly (I think)

I wasn't quite sure how to describe "streaky bacon", as everyone in the UK knows what it is! However, good old Google came up with THIS, which ought to solve any transatlantic definition problem! I'm sure it will have an American name - I've no idea what it might be, though!

There's even a photo of some streaky bacon!

Snorri

i am not posh

I've done some Reaserch on this as well and it turns out what you would call bacon I would call Canadian Bacon and what I call Bacon You call Streaky Bacon. The Rind seems to be some kind of coating is it plastic?

I hope that made sence it's getting late here.
Thanks for the info everyone

Good night.