Irish Lamb Stew With A Twist 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:

• 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.

Steps:

• 1 Heat a large (6 qt) thick bottomed Dutch oven on medium heat. Gently cook the bacon, rendering its fat, for a few minutes on each side, until lightly browned. Remove bacon to a paper-towel-lined plate, when cooled, chop and set aside. 2 Remove all but 2 Tbsp of bacon fat from the pan. Increase the heat to medium high. Working in batches, brown the lamb pieces on all sides. 3 Layer the meat and vegetables in the pan. Start with a layer of meat, add a layer of potatoes, turnips, onions, carrots, and chopped bacon, add another layer of meat and top with another layer of vegetables. Add barley, thyme, black pepper, and a teaspoon more of salt. Add water or stock to the pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a bare simmer. Let simmer, covered, but with the lid slightly ajar, for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until the meat is falling off the bones. 3 Skim any excess fat from the stew. Use tongs to pick out and remove bones. Adjust seasonings, adding salt and pepper to taste. Serves 6.