Braised Lamb With Beer & Juniper Berries

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (2 lb) boneless lamb roast
• salt & pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups carrots, peeled & chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 2 cups onions, sliced or 24 small pearl onions
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle dark beer
• 2 cloves
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 10 juniper berries, crushed

Recipe

• 1 brown the roast on all sides in a dutch oven in the heated olive oil, as you turn the roast season with salt& pepper.
• 2 drain off any fat.
• 3 sprinkle the veggies with the flour.
• 4 add the veggies to the pot and the bay leaf.
• 5 add the beer.
• 6 bring to a boil.
• 7 add cloves, thyme& juniper berries.
• 8 cook covered for apprx 1 1/4 hours or until the meat is tender and apprx 160f in the center of the roast.
• 9 remove the roast from the pot.
• 10 skim off any fat.
• 11 puree the sauce (if the sauce is soupy reduce it by cooking longer until there is apprx 1 cup before you puree it).
• 12 slice the roast& serve with the onion sauce.