Irish Stew Free Recipe

Posted on | September 30, 2008

Well, there about 1000 variations of Irish Stew recipes.  Irish stews are very ‘local’ dishes and each varation uses ingredients that are native to that area.  I will however, provide you with an Irish stew recipe that is easy, and a kind-of amalgamation of all the stew recipes out there.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 pound thickly sliced bacon, diced
• 6 pounds boneless lamb shoulder, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 large yellow onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 cups homemade beef stock or use canned
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 4 cups carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 large yellow onions, peeled and sliced
• 3 pounds potatoes, peeled, quartered, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme, whole
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• Chopped parsley

Preparation:

Use a large frying pan to brown the bacon. Keep the fat and the bacon.

In a large mixing bowl place the lamb, salt, pepper, and flour. Toss to coat the meat evenly. Reheat the frying pan. In batches, toss the meat in the flour to coat evenly, then brown in the reserved bacon fat. If you run out of fat, use a little oil. Transfer the browned meat to a 10-quart stove top casserole, leaving about 1/4 cup of fat in the frying pan.

Add the garlic and yellow onion to the pan and saute until the onion begins to color a bit. Deglaze the frying pan with 1/2 cup of water and add the garlic-onion mixture to the casserole, along with the reserved bacon pieces, beef stock, and sugar. Cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours, or until tender.

Add the carrots, onions, potatoes, thyme, bay leaf, and wine to the pot and simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Check for salt and pepper before serving. Top with the parsley garnish before serving.

Yield: 12 servings

Now again, there are MANY different ways to make Irish Stew, but if you use this basic recipe, and then try your own ingredients, you will find something that you love.  Other ideas you might want to consider for making Irish Stew are to add different things to this recipe, like:

Barley

Guiness Beer

Chestnuts

Rosemary

Try a bunch of things and if you find something GREAT, post a comment and I’ll add it to my blog.  Thanks for coming to www.tixxie.com

 

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