Simon Gault's Ragout
MasterChef New Zealand - Simon's Ragout
Recipe by Simon Gault
1/2 cup plain flour
Extra virgin olive oil
1 kg Lamb leg, 2.5cm dice
1 kg Beef chuck, 2.5cm dice
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 onions, finely diced
4 carrots, peeled, finely diced
4 celery stalks, peeled, finely diced
2 Tbs tomato paste
1 Tbs smoked paprika
Black peppercorns
2 Tbs Lee & Perrins
1 cup red wine
1/4 cup marsala
1 cup Campbells Real Stock Vegetable
1 Tbs chopped thyme
1 Tbs chopping rosemary
1 sprig bay leaves
2 Tbs Lee & Perrins
1 Heat an oiled saucepan over a medium heat, place flour in a bowl and season with salt and pepper, lightly dust lamb in flour, place in pan and brown all over, remove from pan, set aside.
Drizzle pan with more olive oil and place back over medium heat,
toss beef in seasoned flour, place in pan and brown all over, take
out and set aside.
2 Place the saucepan back over a medium heat, drizzle with oil,
sauté the garlic, onions, carrots and celery and cook until
soft. Add tomato paste and smoked paprika cook a further few
minutes.
3 Return the meats to the pan; add the peppercorns, lee and
perrins, wine, marsala, Campbells vegetable stock, thyme, rosemary,
bay leaves, season with salt and pepper.
Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until lamb and beef are tender.
