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Richard made an absolutely delicious crockpot lamb stew last week. I don't think he does any braising or sauteeing, just throws everything in the crockpot (although he may add some things later in the process, like the rice and potatoes). The ingredients were something like the following, in approximate order of quantity.

Lamb (chops, I think)
eggplant
tomatoes
onions
mushrooms
butter beans
sliced carrots (?)
a bit of leftover rice
some leftover cooked potatoes
raisins
lots of fresh basil

I think the 3 secret ingredients that made this particular stew so good were the eggplant, raisins and basil.