Irish Lamb And Vegetable Stew With Ale Recipes

IRISH LAMB STEW

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• Enjoy.

IRISH LAMB STEW

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• 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.

IRISH LAMB AND VEGETABLE STEW WITH ALE

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• Sprinkle lamb with salt and pepper, then dredge in flour, shaking off excess. Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high hear=t. Working in 2 batches, cook lamb until browned, about 6 minutes per batch. Transfer to bowl. Add garlic to pot; stir 30 seconds. Add lamb and any juices from bowl, then broth, ale and sugar to pot. Bring to boil, scraping up browned bits. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 40 minutes. Add potatoes, carrots, 1/4 cup parsley and thyme to pot. Cover and simmer until vegetables and lamb are tender, about 30 minutes longer. Add peas and onions. Cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Divide stew among bowl; sprinkle with additional parsley. NOTE: May be made 2 days ahead. Chill stew until cool; cover and keep chilled. Rewarm before serving.

ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLE IRISH LAMB STEW

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• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• In a heavy-bottomed pot, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the lamb and brown evenly. Remove the lamb from the pot and set aside. Add the leeks and saute until soft. Add the butter and melt. Add the flour to make a roux. Turn the heat down to low, and cook the roux until it is brown, about 15 minutes. Whisk in the beer and stock. Add the tomatoes and the reserved lamb, bring to a simmer, and cover. Simmer, covered, for 1 1/2 hours.
• While the lamb mixture is simmering, combine the parsnips, carrots, potatoes and garlic in a large bowl. Toss with remaining olive oil, salt and pepper and rosemary sprigs. Place the vegetables in a roasting pan and place in a 400-degree oven. Roast for 45 minutes, stirring every 20 minutes, until vegetables are tender. Remove the vegetables from the oven and discard the rosemary sprigs. Add the roasted vegetables and the peas to the lamb mixture. Cook for 10 minutes. Add the chopped rosemary. Season with salt and pepper. Add the thinly sliced leeks to a pot of heated oil and fry for 3 minutes, or until crisp. Remove the leeks from the oil and drain on paper towels. Season the leeks with salt. Garnish the stew with the fried leeks.

IRISH STEW WITH LAMB

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• Toss lamb with flour until evenly coated; set aside. Cook and stir bacon in Dutch oven or large deep skillet until crisp. Remove bacon from pan with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 2 Tbsp. drippings from pan. Add lamb, in batches, to reserved drippings; cook on medium-high heat 4 to 5 min. or until evenly browned, stirring occasionally. Remove lamb from pan; cover to keep warm.
• Add leeks to same pan; cook and stir 2 min. Stir in beer, broth and dressing mix. Return lamb to pan; stir. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally; cover. Simmer on medium-low heat 30 min., stirring occasionally.
• Add potatoes, carrots and parsnips; stir. Simmer, covered, 30 min., stirring occasionally. Stir in parsley; simmer, uncovered, 15 min. or until vegetables are tender and sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally. Stir in bacon.

IRISH LAMB STEW

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• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine 4 tablespoons flour, salt and pepper. Add lamb; shake to coat. , In a Dutch oven, brown lamb in oil on all sides. Add water and dill; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is almost tender. , Add the onions, carrots and potatoes. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the meat and vegetables are tender. , In a small bowl, place remaining flour; stir in cream until smooth. Stir into stew. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with biscuits.