Irish Stew

Rita~'s Note:

St. Patty's meal for those of you that don't enjoy corned beef!

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 8 young lamb chops , thawed
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• fresh sprigs parsley
• fresh sprigs thyme
• fresh sprigs rosemary
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 peppercorns
• 4 potatoes , quartered
• 4 carrots , sliced into 8 ths
• 2 cups cabbage , finely shredded
• 2 large onions , chopped
• 2 leeks , the white end washed good to remove sand thinly sliced
• 2 stalks celery , diced
• 1 ½ cups frozen peas
• chopped fresh flat leaf parsley

Directions:

1. Season chops with salt and pepper.
2. Heat oil in saucepan and brown on both sides.
3. Spoon off any melted fat and add enough water to cover chops.
4. Bring to a boil and add parsley, bay leaf, peppercorns, thyme and rosemary enclosed in cheesecloth.
5. Lower heat and simmer.
6. Adding potatoes, carrots, cabbage, onions, leeks, and celery to chops and liquid.
7. Simmer 20 minutes then add peas.
8. Add a little more water if needed during cooking.
9. Simmer 10 minutes more or until potatoes are tender.
10. Adjust seasoning.
11. Garnish with parsley and serve.

Reviews

[kellymbrown]

This was great! Very traditional Irish-tasting. We actually didn't use lamb at all - used ground meat alternative instead (we're vegetarian). Good comfort food. We loved it as our main dish for St. Paddy's. DH's only complaint was that it had no garlic - he likes garlic in EVERYTHING. Thanks Rita!

[Latchy]

This was a very tasty Irish Stew recipe. When the recipe was cooked I took out the potatoes and carrots and thickened the stew with some instant potato. This recipe had more herbs in it than what I usually do and was all the better for it.