Lamb Stew - Thai Style

Total Time: 6 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs lamb loin chops, 2 inch thick
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large red bell pepper, cutinto 1/2 inch strips
• 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce, the thick stir fry variety
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon chinese sweet chili-garlic sauce
• little oil, for browning (optional)
• 1/4 cup reduced-fat creamy peanut butter (to be added later)
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
• chopped peanuts, for sprinkling
• sliced green onion
• lime wedge

Recipe

• 1 trim all fat from lamb.
• 2 mix together: teriyaki sauce, rice vinegar and chinese chili sauce, set aside.
• 3 heat a little oil in a non stick frying pan and sear the meat briefly on both sides.
• 4 place lamb, onions and garlic at the bottom of a crockpot.
• 5 next, add red bell pepper strips and pour sauce mixture over all.
• 6 cook in crockpot on low setting 6 to 8 hours.
• 7 remove meat from crockpot and coarsely chop or slice and place on a heated platter.
• 8 add peanut butter to liquid in crockpot and stir well.
• 9 pour over meat on platter and garnish with cilantro, peanuts, green onions and lime wedges.
• 10 serve over sticky thai rice.