Delicious Mutton Stew Recipe

Name: A Simple Hearty Mutton Stew
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 105 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 lb. neck and breast of mutton (excess fat trimmed, cut into 2-inch chunks); Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour; 1 tbsp. vegetable oil; 6 cups chicken stock; 2 ribs celery (cut into 1-inch chunks); 1 medium sweet onion (peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks); 1/4 cup ketchup; 1/4 lb. green beans (trimmed and cut into 1-inch lengths); 1 large russet potato (peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks); 1 small turnip (peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks); 2 medium carrots (peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks)

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 105 mins

Total: 2 hrs

Servings: 4 to 6 servings

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If it's cold outside and you're craving something warm and filling, try this recipe for homemade mutton stew. This hearty dish is loaded with protein, vegetables, and flavor.

Don't have mutton at the moment? Don't despair. Mutton is simply older lamb—literally. The meat of mutton, hogget, and lamb all come from sheep at various life stages. Lamb is baby sheep. Hogget is the meat of older but underage sheep, and mutton is the meat of adult sheep.

Mutton isn't as popular of meat in the United States as lamb is, so you're more likely to find lamb than aged sheep meat. Given this, if mutton is hard to come by in your area, you can substitute lamb for mutton instead. Just know that lamb meat tends to be more expensive.

Although sheep meat isn't nearly as the mainstream of meat as beef or chicken are in the U.S., it does have a following. Mutton stew is part of the Navajo Nation's traditional cuisine, for example. Sheepmeat is also commonly eaten by the British, Greeks, Nigerians, South Asians, New Zealanders, and Iranians. You'll find that mutton and lamb are beloved in a number of immigrant communities in America.

1 pound boneless mutton, preferably from the neck and breast, trimmed and cut into 2-inch chunks
Kosher salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 cups chicken stock
2 stalks celery, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 medium sweet onion, cut into 1-inch chunks
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 pound green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 large russet potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
1 small turnip, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks

Gather the ingredients.
Sprinkle mutton or lamb generously with salt and pepper, then dust with flour.
Heat oil in a heavy Dutch oven pot large enough to hold all ingredients. Quickly brown the mutton in a single layer, taking care not to crowd the meat. (You may need to do this in batches.) Add chicken stock, celery, sweet onion, and ketchup. Stir to combine.
Bring to a slow boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for about an hour.
After the mutton has cooked for an hour, add green beans, potato, turnip, and carrots to the meat in the pot. Stir to combine. Return to a slow boil and simmer until vegetables are tender, about an additional 30 minutes. Taste and add additional salt and pepper, if necessary.
Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
447	Calories
21g	Fat
36g	Carbs
28g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4 to 6
Amount per serving
Calories	447
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21g	27%
Saturated Fat 8g	38%
Cholesterol 81mg	27%
Sodium 628mg	27%
Total Carbohydrate 36g	13%
Dietary Fiber 4g	15%
Total Sugars 13g
Protein 28g
Vitamin C 17mg	83%
Calcium 80mg	6%
Iron 3mg	17%
Potassium 1072mg	23%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.