Irish Lamb Stew Food

IRISH LAMB STEW

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
• Put lamb, salt, pepper, and flour in large mixing bowl. Toss to coat meat evenly. Brown meat in frying pan with bacon fat.
• Place meat into stock pot (leave 1/4 cup of fat in frying pan). Add the garlic and yellow onion and saute till onion begins to become golden. Deglaze frying pan with 1/2 cup water and add the garlic-onion mixture to the stock pot with bacon pieces, beef stock, and sugar. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Add carrots, onions, potatoes, thyme, bay leaves, and wine to pot. Reduce heat, and simmer covered for 20 minutes until vegetables are tender.

IRISH LAMB STEW

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Trim fat off of lamb chops. Arrange chops in a large, greased casserole dish. Peel onions and slice them. Place a layer of rings on top of the chops. Sprinkle 1/3 of the seasonings over the onions. Slice carrots and layer them on top. Season again, then layer potatoes over carrots (if small leave whole, larger potatoes are sliced).
• Add cold water or stock to fill dish halfway. Bake covered for one hour then remove cover and continue to bake for an additional half hour.
• Serve on dish with meat in the center and sprinkle with parsley.

IRISH LAMB STEW

Steps:

• Cut lamb into cubes.
• Peel and roughly chop the shallots, and slice and rinse the leek.
• Peel and dice the potatoes, carrots and rutabaga.
• Heat oil in a heavy saucepan, add lamb and cook until lightly browned, remove from pan.
• Add shallots, leeks and garlic to the pan and cook for a few minutes.
• Sprinkle the flour over the shallots and stir until mixture browns.
• Gradually add stock while stirring.
• Return meat to saucepan.
• Add salt, pepper, rosemary and bay leaves.
• Cover and simmer until meat is almost tender, about 30 minutes.
• Add the carrots and turnips, and cook for 10 minutes.
• Add the potatoes and cook for 20 minutes longer.
• About 10 minutes before you are ready to serve the stew, add the peas and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
• If you are expecting to have leftovers, it's best to divide the stew beforehand and add the peas (in proportion) only to the part being served. Reheat the remaining stew and add the remaining peas just before serving.

IRISH LAMB STEW

Steps:

• Enjoy.

IRISH LAMB STEW

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt and pepper.
• Dredge lamb cubes in seasoned flour.
• Heat oil; brown meat over medium-high heat.
• Reduce heat to medium, add onions and garlic.
• Cook, stir 5 minutes until browned and onions are translucent.
• Add remaining ingredients, raise heat to medium-high and bring to boil.
• Reduce heat to simmer, cook (sitrring occasionally) for 90 minutes to 2 hours, or until meat is fork tender.
• Thicken gravy, if necessary, with cornstarch-sauce slurry.
• :In Ireland, the lamb used is*never* boneless.
• A stew is, by Irish tastes and sensibilities (and very much contrary to the American perception thereof),*not* an elegant dish, but rather a working dish that can be made and left unattended while good Irish lads and lassies are out toiling in the fields, tending the lambs and sheep that are used in this dish, or following other gainful pursuits and pastimes.
• The bones have been removed here to adjust this recipe to more molly-coddled American tastes.

IRISH STEW

Steps:

• In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, cook the onions in oil and butter, on medium-high heat until they are translucent. Add the dried thyme and stir. Add the lamb and brown on a high heat to seal in juices. Add carrots, and pearl barley. Pour in the Chicken Stock so that it almost covers the meat and vegetables. Season with salt and pepper, and add Bouquet garni. Cover and cook on low heat for 2 hours, being careful not to boil. Place potatoes on top of the stew, cover and cook for 30 minutes until the meat is falling beautifully off the bones and the potatoes are fork tender.
• Serve the stew in large flat soup bowls, and drizzle Herb Butter over the potatoes or garnish with parsley and chives.
• Preheat the stockpot. Combine ingredients in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan and cover with water. Bring to boil and simmer for approximately 30 minutes. Then let it cool down and skim off the fat.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan. Add parsley, chives and thyme.

IRISH LAMB STEW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, season flour with salt and pepper. Dredge lamb in flour mixture, shaking off excess. In a large Dutch oven or other heavy pot, heat oil over medium. Working in batches, brown lamb on all sides, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer to a plate.
• Pour 1/4 cup water into pot and scrape up browned bits from bottom with a wooden spoon. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until water has evaporated and onion is beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Return lamb to pot; stir in thyme, beer, and 1 1/2 cups water. Cover; simmer until lamb is tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Add potatoes, carrots, and remaining 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook until vegetables are tender and stew has thickened, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in parsley and serve immediately.
• freezing stew
• Let stew cool completely, then transfer to airtight containers. Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the microwave or overnight in the refrigerator and reheat over low. Stir in parsley just before serving.
• nutrition information
• (Per Serving)
• Calories: 415
• Fat: 16.9g
• Protein: 36.6g
• Carbohydrates: 28g
• Fiber: 3.6g

IRISH LAMB STEW

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine 4 tablespoons flour, salt and pepper. Add lamb; shake to coat. , In a Dutch oven, brown lamb in oil on all sides. Add water and dill; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is almost tender. , Add the onions, carrots and potatoes. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the meat and vegetables are tender. , In a small bowl, place remaining flour; stir in cream until smooth. Stir into stew. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with biscuits.

IRISH STEW

Steps:

• Pat lamb dry and season well with salt and pepper. Put oil in a heavy-bottomed soup pot over medium-high heat. Brown meat on all sides, working in batches.
• Set meat aside and add onions and carrots to pot. Season with salt and pepper. Cook vegetables, stirring, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Return meat to pot, add broth and bring to a simmer. Put in thyme sprig and arrange potatoes on top (it's fine if potatoes are not completely submerged). Season potatoes, cover pot and transfer to oven.
• Bake for about 1 hour, until lamb is quite tender when probed with a skewer or paring knife. Remove fat from top of broth. Ladle stew into shallow bowls and serve.

CLASSIC IRISH STEW

Steps:

• Make the stock. Put the lamb bones in a large heavy-based saucepan with the carrot, onion, celery, herbs, peppercorns and 1 tsp salt. Pour in 3 litres/5 ¼ pints water. Bring to the boil and simmer uncovered for 2 hours.
• Strain the stock through a fine sieve to remove bones and vegetables, then return to the pan. Boil until reduced to about 1.3 litres/2 ¼ pints. (You can make the stock the day before - keep it in a covered container in the fridge, or freeze it for up to 3 months.)
• Make the stew. Cut the lamb into large chunks. Peel the potatoes (keeping both types separate) and cut into pieces of similar size to the meat. Put the two different types in separate bowls of water to keep them white. Peel the carrots and cut into slightly smaller pieces. Slice the onions into thick rings.
• Put the lamb in a large, clean saucepan. Pour in the stock and bring to the boil, skimming off all the impurities from the surface. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
• Add the floury potatoes, carrots and onions. Season generously and simmer for a further 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the waxy potatoes and thyme. Simmer until the lamb is tender (15-20 minutes). Take off the heat, cover (don't stir) and leave for 15 minutes. (You can make this up to 2 days ahead and keep in the fridge). Garnish and serve.

IRISH-STYLE LAMB STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Layer the lamb meat, onion, potatoes, carrot and celery in an oven proof pot or casserole dish. Season each layer with parsley, salt and pepper as you go. Pour in the beef stock and cover tightly.
• Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours in the preheated oven, until vegetables and meat are very tender. Divide into bowls and garnish with additional parsley.

IRISH STEW

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Heat the oil in a flameproof casserole. Sizzle the bacon for 4 mins until crisp. Turn up the heat, then cook the lamb for 6 mins until brown. Remove the meats with a slotted spoon. Add the onions, carrots and herbs to the pan, then cook for about 5 mins until softened. Return the meat to the pan, stir in the pearl barley, pour over the stock, then bring to a simmer.
• Sit the chunks of potato on top of the stew, cover, then braise in the oven, undisturbed, for about 1½ hrs until the potatoes are soft and the meat is tender. The stew can now be chilled and kept in the fridge for 2 days, then reheated in a low oven or on top of the stove. Remove from the oven, dot the potatoes with butter, scatter with the spring onions and serve scooped straight from the dish.

IRISH LAMB STEW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, season flour with salt and pepper. Dredge lamb in flour mixture, shaking off excess. In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Working in batches, brown lamb on all sides, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer to a plate.
• Pour 1/4 cup water into pot, scraping up browned bits from bottom with a wooden spoon. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until water has evaporated and onion is beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Return lamb to pot; stir in thyme, beer, and 1 1/2 cups water. Cover; simmer until lamb is tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Add potatoes, carrots, and 1/2 cup water. Cook, covered, until vegetables are tender and stew has thickened, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Let cool completely before storing. Stir in parsley just before serving.