French Market Recipe 2026 16 L’Agneau au romarin en croute Lamb and rosemary pie

French Market Recipe 2026 16
L’Agneau au romarin en croute
Lamb and rosemary pie

Ingredients for 4 servings

• 1 large or 2 medium lamb shanks
• Several sprigs of rosemary
• 1 teaspoon Herbes de Provence (French Market shop)
• 2 onions
• 2 large garlic cloves
• 1 lemon
• 8 carrots
• 1 bottle red wine
• 1 tablespoon cornflour
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 pack of readymade puff pastry

Directions:

1. Peel and slice the onions
2. Peel and chop garlic cloves
3. Wash the lemon and cut in quarters
4. Wash and pat the meat dry, remove any bone chips.
5. Place the meat in a large bowl.
6. Add the onions, garlic, Herbes de Provence, and lemon quarters, squeezing lemon slightly to release the juice
7. Pour the wine over the meat until covered
8. Slightly crush some rosemary sprigs in your hand then add the sprigs on top of the meat
9. Leave in the fridge for 24 hours turning occasionally.
10. After 24 hours remove from the fridge and take out the lemon
11. Put the meat and all the marinade into a large saucepan add salt and pepper
12. Peel the carrots and chop into large pieces, add to the meat
13. Bring to the boil then turn down and simmer for about 1 and 1/2 hours until the meat is tender
14. Remove the meat and the sprigs of rosemary from the pot
15. Slice the meat off the bone into thin bite sized pieces and return meat to the pot
16. Mix a tablespoon of cornflour in a little water to dissolve it, add to the meat mixture in the pot and stir well.
17. Turn up the heat under the pot slightly and stir until the liquid has thickened
18. Preheat oven to 180C degrees
19. Take the readymade pastry and shape it to the top of a suitable sized pie dish
20. Spoon the meat mixture into the pie dish
21. Top with the pastry, sticking the edges well around the edge of the dish
22. Bake in the ovens for about 20 – 25 minutes until the pastry has risen and is golden

Serve straight away before the pastry drops. Decorate with small, fresh sprigs of rosemary and serve with roast potatoes and a glass of Comte de Thun La Maze Merlot available from our French Market shop, or order online at www.Frenchmarket.co.za.

Bon Appétit