Irish Stew Recipe

You will need.....       2.5 lb middle neck of lamb

                               2 large onions, sliced

                               8 oz. carrot sliced

                               1 lb potatoes, peeled and sliced

                               salt & pepper              

Preparation Time      few spring parsley

20 minutes                       

                              

Cooking Time           

2 hours 30 minutes

                              

Oven setting         

335ºF ;  Gas Mark  3 

350ºF ;  Gas Mark  4  

                              

Cut lamb in neat pieces and remove the spinal cord. Put layers of meat, onion, carrot and potato into a 3 pint ovenproof casserole, seasoning each layer with salt and pepper and finishing with a layer of potato.

 

Pour in just enough water to come half way up the casserole. Cover with a lid and cook in a very moderate oven for 2 hours or till meat is nearly tender.

 

Remove lid, increase the oven to moderately hot and cook for a further 1/2 hour or till the top layer of potato is golden brown. Place in a serving dish and decorate with parsley. Serves 4

 

Quick Tip

 

If you prefer no bones in stew use lamb fillets cut from scar ends of neck instead of middle neck. The remaining bones can then be used for Scotch broth.

 

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