Simple Irish Stew

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 lbs boned mutton (lamb) or 2 1/2 lbs boned lamb
• 4 large potatoes
• 2 large onions
• 4 medium carrots
• 1 sprig fresh parsley
• 2 cups water
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut the meat into good size chunks.
• 2 peel the vegetables and slice thickly.
• 3 chop the parsley.
• 4 choose a pot with a well-fitting lid and put in the ingredients in layers, starting and finishing with potatoes.
• 5 pour in the water and season to taste.
• 6 cover and put on a very low heat for about 2 1/2 hours until the meat is tender and the potatoes have thickened the liquid.
• 7 the dish may also be made with lamb, in which case it requires only 1 1/2 hours cooking time.
• 8 i prefer to make this in a crock pot and let cook all day or over night, it lets the flavors blend extra well.
• 9 if using mutton let cook on low for 8 hours, with lamb only 5 hours will make an excellent stew.