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, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Dinner, Meal Keto lamb stew with dill sauce and green beans
Lamb stew is the ultimate spring dish that can be a true celebration of crisp flavors. Fresh dill is key to this delicious keto meal, the combination of the tender lamb and the creamy dill sauce is an invincible taste combo.
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs 900 g lamb shoulder or chuck roast, cut in bite-sized pieces
- water
- 1 tsp 1 tsp peppercorn, whitepeppercorns, white
- 2 2 bay leafbay leaves
- 1 1 fresh dill bunch
- 1 (4 oz.) 1 (110 g) yellow onion, cut in wedgesyellow onions, cut in wedges
- 1 (2¼ oz.) 1 (60 g) carrot, sliced into circlescarrots, sliced into circles
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp salt
- 1¼ cups 300 ml heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp 1 tsp white vinegar 5% or lemon juice
- ½ cup (1⁄6 oz.) 120 ml (4.5 g) fresh dill, finely chopped
- 1¼ lbs 550 g fresh green beans
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Instructions
- Cut the meat into bite-sized pieces. Place meat in a large saucepan or pot filled with water. Boil vigorously for a few minutes. Pour off water, then rinse meat and pot to avoid having to skim the foam.
- Return meat to the pot. Add spices, dill bunch, onion wedges and carrot slices. Fill with water to cover. Add salt and bring to a boil. Let simmer for 2 hours or until the meat gets very tender.
- Remove meat and strain broth. Set aside the vegetables. You could add them together with the meat in step 5 if you want or discard them to reduce the carb amount. To concentrate the flavors, reduce the broth by boiling over high heat for a few minutes.
- Pour cream and the same amount of broth in the pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Add vinegar or lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- Add vegetables (if you want) and meat to the pot and warm thoroughly. Add finely chopped dill.
- Boil green beans in lightly salted water for 3-4 minutes. Serve with lamb stew.
Tips
You won't need all the broth, but you can save the leftovers. If you reduce by half, you get a nice base for soups or sauces.
You can also cook the meat in a slow cooker on low for 7-8 hours. Afterwards, you can continue with Step 3.
If you like a thicker sauce, add a few tablespoons of cream cheese when you're adding the cream.
That may not work with this with the number of steps and needing to wait for the pressure cooker to come to pressure each time.
And just to point out a minor discrepancy, in the ingredient list it says vinegar or lemon juice, but in the instructions it says vinegar or lime juice. While either lemon or lime juice would likely work in this dish, which do you recommend?
I've checked with the recipe team about the vegetables and will get that typo corrected - go with the lemon juice.
I would suggest beef as it is the closest to lamb in terms of taste and texture.
In this recipe, a single carrot is divided among 6 servings. You are welcome to omit the carrot if it provides carbohydrates beyond your level.