Greek beans with seared lamb

Greek beans with seared lamb

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Cooking time

Prep: 10 mins Cook: 25 mins

Skill level

Easy

Servings

Serves 4

Braise butter beans or 'gigantes' with tomatoes, onion and garlic and serve with tender lamb fillet and crumbled feta cheese

Nutrition and extra info

Nutrition info

Nutrition per serving

kcalories
437
protein
34g
carbs
22g
fat
24g
saturates
9g
fibre
8g
sugar
6g
salt
0.8g
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Ingredients

  • 500g lamb fillet
  • 1½ tbsp olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • small bunch dill, most chopped
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 500ml chicken stock
  • 2 x 400g cans gigante or butter beans, drained
  • 2 tbsp crumbled feta cheese

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Method

  1. Rub the lamb with ½ tbsp of the oil and 1 garlic clove. Season well and set aside to marinate while you prepare the beans, or for up to 2 hrs if you have time.
  2. Heat the remaining oil in a pan. Add the onion and remaining garlic, and season. Fry for 8 mins until soft. Add the tomato purée, chopped dill, vinegar, stock and beans, season, and simmer for 15 mins or until most of the liquid has evaporated.
  3. Meanwhile, heat a frying pan until hot. Sear lamb on all sides, for about 5 mins in total. Rest, covered with foil, for 5 mins, then thickly slice. Serve the lamb with the beans, scattered with feta and the remaining dill leaves.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2012

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karenjohnson2310:28, 24th Feb, 2013
5

Quick easy tasty. Used garlic paste to marinate m & s cubed lamb. Didn't require anything extra so 437 calories for a serving made a low calorie healthy meal. 5 star (couldn't click stars as not working)

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sllyst07:37, 4th Oct, 2012
4

The lamb took much longer than the recipe states which was frustrating, made it twice an put it in the over the second time. Was lovely when done though.

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panhead108:40, 30th Sep, 2012
3

Quick to make and lifted usually boring butter beans. Really good with the feta. Served with crusty bread and sliced beef steak as we had some in the freezer.

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sophielo11:40, 25th Sep, 2012
4

I used the right amount of stock & it took much longer than 15 mins - more like 35 mins I'd say, although I did have it on a very low simmer. Was really tasty though and I would definitely make again. With or without the lamb - it would make a tasty supper dish without the lamb but just adding the feta & maybe serving with a green salad & some fresh crusty bread.

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