Irish Stew
By: Anonymous
Published: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 11:56pm

Ingredients




2 pounds lbs. lamb, cut into bite size pieces
8 pieces potatoes, chopped
1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 cups burgundy
4 cups chicken consomme
Grated rind of 1 lemon
1 pound mushrooms
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons butter
1 piece onion, chopped
1 clove garlic
1 lg. sliced ham, cut into bite size pieces
Bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon dillweed and dillseed

Preparation

1 Rub venison with salt and pepper. Saute in butter in skillet. Add onion, garlic, ham, bay leaves and thyme; mix well. Cook until onion is translucent.   2 Sprinkle flour in bottom of skillet. Brown well. Stir in wine. Simmer for 10 minutes. 3 Stir in consomme. Stir in potatoes and lemon rind and mushrooms. Remove bay leaves. Simmer for 30 minutes or longer.

About


Irish stew is a filling, flavorful peasant dish made with cheap, easily-available ingredients. The Irish primarily rasied sheep and root crops for subsistence, so the most common meat choices were lamb and mutton.