Irish Stew

Submitted by Scarlett516

"I love St. Patrick's Day, but don't like the American tradition of corned beef and cabbage. I learned that corned beef and cabbage isn't traditionally Irish anyway, it's Irish American. I was trying to find a traditional Irish stew recipe for St. Patrick's Day, and while there were a lot of recipes, the one thing all the traditionalists agree upon is that there is no alcohol in a traditional Irish stew. I have now made this two years in a row for St. Patrick's Day and look forward to it again in the years to come! Most of the cooking time is inactive."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 5mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• knob butter
• 1 large white onion, diced
• 4 pieces lamb stewing beef
• 4 yellow potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1⁄4 cup peas
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• salt
• pepper

directions

1. In a 6 quart dutch oven, place the butter and onion over medium-low heat and cook onions for about 5-10 minutes.
2. Place in lamb, potatoes, and carrots.
3. Fill dutch oven with water to about 1 inch from top. Place back on the stove.
4. Allow stew to simmer for 1½-3 hours or until meat is falling off the bone. Add peas, parsley, salt, and pepper about 30 minutes before stew is done.