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Irish Stew

Chunks of lamb layered with pearl barley, onion, carrot, rutabaga and potato are simmered gently in lamb stock for hours until the broth is thick and everything is soft. A cheap pot of comfort.

  • Yield6 servings
  • Hands-on25 min
  • Total3 h 23 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Stew

  • 900 glamb neck or shoulder, stewing cuts, trimmed and cut into 3 cm pieces
  • 100 gpearl barley
  • 1large onion, roughly chopped
  • 3carrots, roughly sliced
  • 200 grutabaga, roughly chopped
  • 4potatoes, roughly chopped
  • 4 sprigsthyme
  • 840 mlhot lamb stock
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Celery
  • Barley
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Potato (white)
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Rutabaga
  • Carrot
  • Thyme
  • Black and white pepper
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Lamb and mutton
  • Gelatin

Taste

  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Tender-braised
  • Brothy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall
  • Winter

Occasion

  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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