Irish stew recipe
Ingredients:
- 1kg/2lbs of shoulder of lamb
- 1kg/2lbs of potatoes
- 4 large onions
- 6 large carrots, peeled and quartered
- 2 medium leeks, sliced down the length, cut into 1/2 inch slices
- 1 tablespoon of garlic chives
- 1 tablespoon of parsley and thyme
- 400ml/1pt cold water
- Salt
- Pepper
Remove fat from meat and cut into bite-size chunks. I like to quickly
brown the meat at a high temperature, making sure to brown all sides.
Slice two of your potatoes into thin slices. Slice skinned onions into
thin slices also. Place sliced potatoes at base of greased saucepan and
place a layer of the meat on top of these. Sprinkle meat with salt and
pepper. Then add a layer of the other vegetables onto the layer of meat.
Repeat the layers finishing off with the herbs.
Add the water, bring to boil and simmer for one hour approx. It is very
important to cook the Irish stew in simmering water not boiling water
as the meat will toughen otherwise. After the hour add the potatoes and
continue simmering until the potatoes are cooked, should take about 20
mins.
Serve in a large dish and garnish with parsley. Also provide white soda
bread to mop up the juices.
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