American Lamb Shoulder Cassoulet
This casserole is easy to make and perfect to delight guests with at dinner parties.
Chef Joachim Buchner, CMC

Lamb Shoulder
2 American Lamb shoulder, boneless, cubed
Salt and pepper
2 Oil or lard
2 Onions, small diced
0.25 cup Diced celery
0.25 cup Diced leek
0.25 cup Diced carrot
2 Garlic cloves
1 tbsp Tomato paste
1 Sprig Thyme
1 Sprig Marjoram
White Beans
1 lb Dried white beans
1 tbsp Salt
1.50 Vegetable broth
1 Onion, whole
1 Bay leaf
2 Cloves
2 Garlic cloves, sliced
10 Lean smoked bacon
2 American Lamb sausages (optional)
4 Fresh bread crumbs
1
Wash and soak beans overnight. Rinse beans; cook over low heat with salt and vegetable stock for 15 minutes. Add onion, bay leaf, cloves, garlic, bacon and lamb sausage. Simmer until tender. Reserve.
2
Season lamb cubes with salt and pepper. In a heavy braising pot, heat the oil and sear the lamb cubes on all sides. Add diced vegetables and tomato paste. Add the cooking liquid from the beans; season with thyme and marjoram. Braise until meat is tender.
Ingredients
Lamb Shoulder
2 American Lamb shoulder, boneless, cubed
Salt and pepper
2 Oil or lard
2 Onions, small diced
0.25 cup Diced celery
0.25 cup Diced leek
0.25 cup Diced carrot
2 Garlic cloves
1 tbsp Tomato paste
1 Sprig Thyme
1 Sprig Marjoram
White Beans
1 lb Dried white beans
1 tbsp Salt
1.50 Vegetable broth
1 Onion, whole
1 Bay leaf
2 Cloves
2 Garlic cloves, sliced
10 Lean smoked bacon
2 American Lamb sausages (optional)
4 Fresh bread crumbs




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