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Irish stew

Irish stew

An Irish dinner made with beef. Ready in about 1 hour. Difficulty: medium.

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Ingredients

How many people?

− 3 people +

Changed from 4 to 3 people · Back to 4

Main ingredient

  • 3.3 lb lamb loin chop

Fresh & other

  • 8 oz whole wheat
  • 18 shallots
  • 3 carrots
  • 2 turnips
  • 1 celeriac
  • 9 oz charlotte potatoes
  • ⅓ cup + 2 tbsp white wine
  • ¾ tsp superfine sugar Shopping tip: Superfine sugar (UK: caster). Regular sugar works.
  • 3 sprigs fresh thyme Shopping tip: Fresh sprigs or dried both work (1 tsp dried = 1 tbsp fresh).
  • 1 ⅓ cups + 1 tbsp chicken stock Shopping tip: Chicken broth (carton or can), or a chicken bouillon cube in hot water.

Sauces & oils

  • ⅓ cup + 2 ½ tsp olive oil
Spices & seasonings (1): oregano
  • 3 sprigs oregano

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

  1. Turn the oven on to 350°F.

  2. Drain and rinse the soaked wheat.

  3. Put it in a medium pan using lots of water.

  4. Bring to a boil.

  5. Simmer for an hour, until cooked.

  6. Drain.

  7. Set aside.

  8. Season your lamb using a teaspoon of salt plus some black pepper.

  9. Put one tablespoon of oil in a big, deep cook pan for which you have a lid.

  10. Place on a medium-high heat.

  11. Add some of your lamb – don't overcrowd the pan –.

  12. Sear for four minutes on all sides.

  13. Move to a bowl.

  14. Repeat with the rest of the lamb, adding oil as needed.

  15. Lower the heat to medium.

  16. Add a tablespoon of oil to your pan.

  17. Add the shallots.

  18. Fry for four minutes, until caramelised.

  19. Tip these into the lamb bowl.

  20. Repeat with the remaining vegetables until they're all nice.

  21. Brown, adding more oil you need it.

  22. Wait until all your vegetables are seared plus removed from the pan.

  23. Add the wine along with a good grind of, a teaspoon of salt, herbs and the sugar black pepper.

  24. Boil on a high heat for around three minutes.

  25. Tip the whole wheat back, vegetables and lamb into the pot.

  26. Add the stock.

  27. Cover.

  28. Boil for five minutes.

  29. Move to the oven for an hour plus a half.

  30. Remove your stew from the oven plus check the liquid.

  31. If there is a lot.

  32. Remove the lid.

  33. Boil for a few minutes.

On the side: Crusty bread

A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.

How to make it (5 min)
  1. Slice the bread. Warm it in the oven for 5 minutes if you like.

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Recipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.