Lamb Stew with Butternut Squash Recipe

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Season lamb with salt.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Cook and stir 1/2 the lamb cubes in hot oil until browned on all sides about 5 minutes. Transfer browned meat with a slotted spoon to a plate reserving drippings in the pot. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the Dutch oven. Cook and stir second 1/2 the lamb cubes until browned on all sides about 5 minutes. Transfer lamb to plate. Reduce heat to medium-low.

Cook and stir onion carrots and garlic in Dutch oven until slightly softened 3 to 5 minutes. Stir lamb cubes and any accumulated juices tomatoes beef stock thyme and rosemary into onion mixture and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Cover Dutch oven with an oven-proof lid.

Cook stew in the covered Dutch oven in the preheated oven until the lamb is tender 2 to 3 hours. Stir butternut squash cubes into stew recover the Dutch oven and return to the preheated oven until squash is tender 20 to 25 minutes.