Irish food recipes

MEAT

Irish stew

Cover the pot to cook less tender cuts of meat. That’s the principle of stews. The steam under the lid keeps the meat moist while this cooks at low heat, together wint any handy vegetables and seasonings; simple to prepare.

The inviting and very satisfying Irish stew illustrates this technique. Prepared usually with the tougher cuts from lamb or mutton and, being Irish, the vegetables had to include potatoes.

Irish stew recipe

A good Irish stew is thick and hearty not watered down like soup. A substantial dish and full of flavor, apparently it was originally made with goat.

Ingredients

USA Imperial   3 lbs    lamb neck chops, trimmed of fat, bone and gristle   2 lbs    potatoes   1 lb    onions   1/2 tbs    chopped parsley   1/2 tbs    fresh thyme   2 cups    water     salt and pepper to taste

Metric   1.25 Kg     lamb neck chops, trimmed of fat, bone and gristle   1 Kg     potatoes   500 g     onions   1/2 tbs    chopped parsley   1/2 tbs    fresh thyme   500 ml     water     salt and pepper to taste

Procedure

1. Dice the meat up into 2" pieces. Peel and slice the potatoes and onions.
2. Starting with the potatoes layer half of them into a large pot, then add half the meat and herbs, then the onion. Season each layer and repeat.
3. Pour the water over top and cover with tin foil as well as the pot's lid.
4. Simmer for 2 hours, shake occasionally to prevent the food from sticking. Add more water if it seems to be to drying.
   

Servings: 4 Yield: 4 to 5 Serving size: 1 serving Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet. Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients. The following ingredients were not linked to the ingredient database and were not included in the nutrition information: salt and pepper to taste.

Amount Per Serving       Calories   607.12   Calories From Fat (28%)   170.28       % Daily Value Total Fat 18.36g   28%   Saturated Fat 6.88g   34%   Cholesterol 137.02mg   46%   Sodium 128.31mg   5%   Potassium 2143.80mg   61%   Carbohydrates 65.75g   22%   Dietary Fiber 5.52g   22%   Sugar 4.87g       Sugar Alcohols 0.00g       Net Carbohydrates 60.23g       Protein 45.44g   91%

Cooking Tips

Mutton, lamb older than 2 years, can also be used.

Recipe type

Autumn, Dinner, Fall, Main meal, Spring.

 

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