Springtime Lamb Stew Gelson's

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds Gelsons Finest lamb stew meat
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon Pepper
• 2 tablespoons Napa Valley organic olive oil divided
• 1 medium Melissas organic onion chopped
• 2 cups Bunny Luv organic baby carrots divided 1 cup diced 1 cup halved
• 3 medium portobello mushrooms diced divided
• 1 tablespoon King Arthur unbleached all purpose flour
• 6 cloves Melissas organic garlic minced
• 3 1/2 cups Health Valley beef broth
• 2 tablespoons Valbon tomato paste
• 1/2 teaspoon Lea Perrins Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Spice Hunter organic dried thyme
• 2 Morton Basset bay leaves
• 1 1 pound package Melissas baby pink potatoes quartered divided
• 1 small parsnip peeled and diced
• 1/4 cup Springfield pearl barley rinsed and drained
• 1 cup Cascadian Farms organic frozen peas
• pepper optional
• salt optional
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley minced