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Navajo mutton stew
Diné mutton, potato and corn stew
Mutton stew is the everyday and ceremonial dish of the Navajo (Diné) Nation, where sheep have been raised on the high desert since the 1600s; it simmers on wood stoves in hogans and is served at the Navajo Nation Fair in Window Rock with fry bread or blue corn bread. It is a plain, honest stew of bone-in mutton, potatoes, corn, onion and a little green chile. Lamb shoulder can be used, and cooks a little faster. Chef's tip: keep it at a lazy simmer and skim the fat as it rises; mutton fat is strong-tasting.
- Total time
- 170 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
- 3 ⅓ lb bone-in mutton or lamb shouldercut into large chunks
- 8 ¼ cups water
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 onionchopped
- 2 cloves garliccrushed
- 1 ⅓ lb potatoescut into large chunks
- 2 celery stickssliced
- 10 ½ oz corn kernels or hominy
- 3 ½ oz roasted green chile (optional)chopped
- ½ tsp black pepper
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Put the 3 ⅓ lb bone-in mutton or lamb shoulder, 8 ¼ cups water and 2 tsp salt in a large pot, bring slowly to the boil and skim off the grey foam.
15 minStep 3: Add the 1 ⅓ lb potatoes, 2 celery sticks, 10 ½ oz corn kernels or hominy and 3 ½ oz roasted green chile and simmer 30 minutes more, until the potatoes are soft and the meat is tender. A common mistake is adding the potatoes at the start; they collapse into mush.
30 minStep 4: Skim the fat once more, season with the ½ tsp black pepper and taste for salt. Serve in deep bowls with fry bread.
3 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 450 kcal
- Protein
- 34 g
- Carbs
- 30 g
- Fat
- 21 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does navajo mutton stew take?
- About 170 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 150 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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