Irish stew is a traditional Irish dish made from lamb, beef or mutton, (mutton is used as it comes from less tender sheep over a year old and is fattier and more flavourful) as well as potatoes, carrots, onions, and parsley.. The essence of Irish stew is summed up in the recipe's entry in The Joy of Cooking: "This famous stew is not browned."
More recently, stouts have been added to provide extra flavor.
Ingredients
4 litres of water.
1 lb of ste...
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Irish stew is a traditional Irish dish made from lamb, beef or mutton, (mutton is used as it comes from less tender sheep over a year old and is fattier and more flavourful) as well as potatoes, carrots, onions, and parsley.. The essence of Irish stew is summed up in the recipe's entry in The Joy of Cooking: "This famous stew is not browned."
More recently, stouts have been added to provide extra flavor.
Ingredients
4 litres of water.
1 lb of stewing beef.
1 lb lean mince beef.
4 med size carrots.
2 med size onions.
A tablespoon of dried mixed herbs.
2 large celerys.
5 med size potatoes + a med size pot of mashed potatoes.
2 stock cubes, or 1 pint of homemade/prepared stock.
Black pepper.
Method
Boil the stewing beef alone for about 1 hour.
Brown the mince.
Strain off most of the fat.
Chop the vegetables to spoon size.
Put all ingredients in a big pot including the stock, and bring to boil and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
Then serve over the mashed potatoes.
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