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Slow Cooked Irish Lamb Stew

Because what’s the good of an Irishman’s Wife, if she doesn’t have a good, hearty slow cooked Irish Stew recipe up her sleeve?

Here's what you need to get started!

2 tbsp Olive Oil  1 Leek  1 Brown Onion   3 cloves Garlic  1.2 kg Lamb Shoulder  1 carrot (large) 1 l Beef Stock 1 bunch Dutch Carrots  6 baby potatoes (or 3 larger potatoes cut in half) 1 Bay Leaf Sprigs Thyme & Parsley  1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce Salt and Pepper

1. Preheat oven to 150°c. 2. In a large, pot, combine olive oil, leek & onion. Cook on the stovetop on a low heat till softened. Add garlic. Cook for 1 minute and stir through. In a hot frypan, seal the lamb chunks. Turn once and seal the other side.  3. Pop lamb into the onion/leek pot. Add the beef stock, large carrot, and herbs. Bring to simmer point on top of stove, then pop in the oven (lid on) for 2.5 hours.

4.  Remove from oven. Add the potatoes, and dutch carrots. 5. Pop back in the oven for a further 30 mins. Remove from the oven again. Taste test and make sure that lamb is falling apart. 6. Stir through the worcestershire sauce and season with salt/pepper.

SERVE WITH... COLCANNON MASH

OR BACON AND CHEDDAR SODA BREAD

Emma Lee

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