Recipe: Irish Lamb Stew

Irish Lamb stew

Recipe: Irish Lamb stew

Ingredients

Serves 4-6

• 1kg Diced neck or shoulder of lamb

• Bouquet of parsley, thyme and bayleaf

• 3 large onions, finely chopped

• Salt and freshly ground white pepper

• 3-4 carrots diced

• 2 sticks of celery chopped

• 1 small turnip diced

• Small leek diced

• Kg of peeled potatoes diced

• Finely chopped parsley

• 1 ½ lt of chicken stock

• 2 tbsp pearl barley

Method

1. In a pot put the meat, bouquet of herbs, barley, onions, carrots, celery and turnip and cover with chicken stock.

2. Simmer gently for one hour. 

3. Skim off the scum on top. 

4. Add the potatoes and continue cooking for ½ hour. 

5. For the last 5 minutes add in the leek. 

6. Remove the bouquet for herbs. 

7. Stir in the chopped parsley.

8. Serve in deep bowls with soda bread