Irish Lamb Stew Or Beef Recipes

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
• Put lamb, salt, pepper, and flour in large mixing bowl. Toss to coat meat evenly. Brown meat in frying pan with bacon fat.
• Place meat into stock pot (leave 1/4 cup of fat in frying pan). Add the garlic and yellow onion and saute till onion begins to become golden. Deglaze frying pan with 1/2 cup water and add the garlic-onion mixture to the stock pot with bacon pieces, beef stock, and sugar. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Add carrots, onions, potatoes, thyme, bay leaves, and wine to pot. Reduce heat, and simmer covered for 20 minutes until vegetables are tender.

Steps:

• Trim the meat, leaving a little of the fat and slice.
• Season the meat and veggies with salt, pepper, 2 teaspoons of parsley and the thyme.
• Layer the potatoes, meat and onions in a large casserole, starting and finishing with a layer of potatoes.
• Add the water and cover tightly.
• Cook in a preheated oven at 275 degrees for 2 1/2 hours, shake occasionally to prevent sticking, and check liquid now and then.
• Do not add unless absolutly necessary.
• The potatoes will thicken the finished stew so it should not be too runny.
• Just before serving, remove lid and brown the top under a hot broiler and sprinkle with remaining parsley.
• The potatoes on top should be nice and brown and crisp.

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients.
• Pour over meat in a shallow dish.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 6-8 hours.
• Drain meat, reserving marinade.
• Discard bay leaves.
• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat; brown meat in oil.
• Add consomme and reserved marinade; bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
• Add carrots, onions, and potatoes; cover and cook another 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Layer the lamb meat, onion, potatoes, carrot and celery in an oven proof pot or casserole dish. Season each layer with parsley, salt and pepper as you go. Pour in the beef stock and cover tightly.
• Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours in the preheated oven, until vegetables and meat are very tender. Divide into bowls and garnish with additional parsley.