Lamb And Green Bean Stew With Spelt (farro)

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 lb lamb stew meat
• 1/4 cup sliced onion
• 2 cloves crushed garlic
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 2 cups water
• 3/4 cup uncooked spelt, rinsed and drained (farro)
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 lb trimmed green beans
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can undrained diced tomatoes
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons thinly sliced basil

Recipe

• 1 heat a large pan with cooking spray over medium high heat.
• 2 put the lamb in and cook for 5 minutes making sure to brown it on all sides.
• 3 add the onion and garlic and saute for 8 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 4 add the wine and scrape the pan to loosen the browned bits.
• 5 add the water and all the rest of the ingredients except the basil.
• 6 bring it all to a boil.
• 7 reduce the heat and simmer for 1.
• 8 5 hours or until the lamb is tender.
• 9 discard the bay leaf and put the stew into bowls.
• 10 sprinkle each serving with basil.