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Irish Stew

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Irish Stew

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Irish chef Richard Corrigan's St Patrick's Day menus are legendery. Here, he shares his popular Irish stew recipe
 

Ingredients

  • 2 middle necks of lamb, filleted, boned and bones reserved
  • 450g floury potatoes, such as King Edward, peeled
  • 450g waxy potatotes, such as Maris Piper, peeled
  • 700g peeled carrots
  • 1 onion, peeled and thickly sliced
  • decent pinch fresh thyme leaves
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • chopped fresh chives and parsley
Serves: 4   Cook Time: 80 Total Time: 80min whats this
 

Directions

  1. Make l stock with lamb bones and trimmings from the carrots and onions and some fresh parsley stalks.
  2. Cut the lamb into large chunks and put in a heavy-based pan. Pour in the stock and bring to the boil, skimming frequently.
  3. Remove the lamb with a draining spoon and reserve. Strain the stock into a clean pan. Add the lamb and bring back to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer gently for minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, cut the carrots and potatoes into chunks. Add carrots, onion and floury potatoes to the pan and simmer for another minutes. Add the waxy potatoes and the thyme and simmer a further ? minutes or until the lamb is very tender. The floury potatoes will have broken down to thicken the sauce, while the waxy potatoes will keep their shape.
  5. Remove from the heat, cover and leave, without stirring for minutes. Check seasoning, serve generously sprinkled with fresh chives and parsley.

 

Source: Richard Corrigan

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