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Lamb stifado

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Date Published:
06/06/2009

There was stiff competition on Come Dine With Me Torbay with this lamb stifado

Serves 6

Ingredients

  • 1 whole leg of lamb
  • 1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
  • 900g shallots, peeled
  • 2 beef tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 125ml tomato juice
  • 250ml olive oil
  • 250ml red wine
  • 125ml white wine vinegar
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 2 sprigs rosemary
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method: How to make lamb stifado

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4. Place the lamb leg in a large ovenproof dish - ideally one with a lid rather than a roasting tin.

2. Put the onion, garlic, shallots, beef tomatoes and canned tomatoes in a large saucepan. Stir in the tomato juice, olive oil, red wine, vinegar and herbs. Season with plenty of salt and pepper and bring to the boil, stirring occasionally.

3. Pour the hot sauce over the lamb and cover the dish tightly. You can use foil if you don’t have a lid. Cook in the centre of the oven for about 3½ hours or until the meat falls away from the bone and the sauce is thick. Check every hour, spooning the sauce over the lamb each time. Serve hot in chunky pieces with plenty of the sauce.

Please note this recipe is the contestant's own and has not been tested professionally. Like the Come Dine With Me contestants, you could be creating a culinary delight or dining disaster, so switch on your ovens and be bold.

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  1. Just saw this episode last week, we get in on cable here in OZ and I love the show. The Lamb Stifado has to be the best dish cooked on the program so far. Just a few points to remember, the recipe called for "red wine vinegar" initially but as she had none she used "white wine vinegar", which probably accounts for the vinegary taste. Also the oil content must be reduced by about half, as she said she didn't measure it and it was way too much. Definately brown the leg before hand as this will not only reduce fat content but seal in more flavour. I can't wait to do this for my dinner party. I would also love the recipe for those Crab Cakes she made, with a little lime mayo they will be fabulous!!
    Posted by alfromoz on 27/11/2009 06:36:26
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  2. made it today used shoulder instead of leg very nice,but only made it for 2 so need to alter amounts , couple of tea spoons of suger added to the sauce as boiling brings out more favour ..(use this in all tomarto suaces it works) very nice thanks
    Posted by madmax1971 on 04/10/2009 23:40:18
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  3. Tried this recipe although used white wine instead of white wine vinegar as I had run out. The flavours were fantastic and the lamb extremely tender. Would recomend anyone to try it.
    Posted by Catherine Kempton on 27/09/2009 12:00:24
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  4. i made this last night but didnt use any vinegar and only used 125ml of olive oil. i seared the meat first and used home grown tomatoes instead of beef tomatoes. i will definitely make this again but will only use 125ml of tomatoe juice, it was delicious and so easy to do.
    Posted by sally hilton on 05/09/2009 10:03:57
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  5. made this last night but didnt use any vinegar, i only used 125ml of olive oil instead of 25ml. it was delicious
    Posted by gill smith on 05/09/2009 09:39:36
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  6. going to cook it tomorrow night going to reduce the ving thanks for the tips
    Posted by allison in norfolk on 04/09/2009 21:51:06
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  7. Cooked this on Saturday night, was fab although thought too much vinegar, so cut out the white wine vinegar, smelt vinegar but cooked lovely. One of my guests thought it was the best lamb ever....
    Posted by jacqui on 20/07/2009 15:55:55
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  8. well i tried it for fathers and it tasted rather vinegary! So i would suggest using less white wine vinegar..was a shame as it looked lovely on the programme!
    Posted by s_barton on 22/06/2009 16:06:06
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  9. I cooked the lamb stifado and it was lovely. The recipe didn't say to seal the meat, but I know that Carol did in the programme, and I did too. I reduced the amount of oil that the receipe suggested, from 250ml to 125ml and slightly increased the tomato juice to 150ml. I also used whole cherry tomatoes instead of chopping up beef tomatoes, but the result was enjoyed by everyone. I will definitely cook this again.
    Posted by Gill on 22/06/2009 14:18:02
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  10. Just printing off this recipe know, to try later.
    Posted by kate on 22/06/2009 10:38:01
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  11. I am also making this for my partner for fathers day, it smells good so far!
    Posted by sadie on 21/06/2009 14:21:20
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  12. My partner commented on this recipe so as a surprise I am going to cook it for him tomorrow for Fathers Day. Just hope he likes it!
    Posted by Bee on 20/06/2009 15:42:23
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  13. Making now as looked lovely.Will let you know how turned out .
    Posted by Joanne on 20/06/2009 14:47:54
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  14. yummmyyyy. looks amazing definetly making that tommorow as my family do love lamb.. now only to find a dessert!!
    Posted by Stifado Lover on 20/06/2009 10:49:03
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  15. THE LAMB STIFADO LOOKED GORGEOUS AM GOING TO TRY IT ASAP X
    Posted by Michelle on 19/06/2009 19:25:10
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