Lamb Stew Provencale

A simple lamb stew with very few ingredients, there is another lamb stew in France called Lamb Navarin and it's a stew of Lamb in root vegetables.

Ingredients :
2 tbsp olive oil
1 kg lamb rack
1 medium onion, julienne
1 tbsp garlic chopped
1 can of whole tomatoes (400 gm)
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 tsp rosemary
1/2 cup sliced button mushroom
salt & pepper to taste

Heat oil in a pot and brown lamb on both sides, remove.

Add onions, stir till transparent then add the garlic, tomatoes, tomato puree and stir well.  Return the lamb, stir well and add the rosemary, salt and pepper to taste.  Cover and simmer for 15 - 30 minutes, depends on the doneness that you like.  5 minutes before it is done, add the mushrooms.

I serve this with spaghetti.

Lamb stew provencale