Easy Lamb Creole Gumbo

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound American Lamb leg or shoulder, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 2 cans (16 ounces each) stewed tomatoes
  • 4  cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley
  • 1/2  lemon, sliced
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 1 package (10 ounces) frozen sliced okra, defrosted
  • 1 can (15 ounces) black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained
  1. Coat lamb with flour.
  2. In large pan with cover, heat oil over medium-hot heat.
  3. Add lamb and brown.
  4. Stir in tomatoes, broth, wine, parsley, lemon, salt, thyme, bay leaf and garlic.
  5. Simmer, covered, 1-1/2 hours.
  6. Add okra and black-eyed peas.
  7. Cook 10 to 15 additional minutes.
  8. Remove bay leaf before serving.

6 to 8 servings. Preparation time: 10 min, Cook time: 2 hrs

Nutrition per serving:  324 calories, 19 g protein, 22 g carbohydrate, 16 g total fat (43% calories from fat), 54 mg cholesterol, 4 g fiber, 1501 mg sodium, 4 mg niacin,0.11 mg vitamin B6, 1 mcg vitamin B12, 3 mg iron, 3 mg zinc.

Recipe and image provided by the American Lamb Board