Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the Meat recipes category.

Traditional Irish Stew Recipe.

Ingredients:

2 TBSP Vegetable Oil
1 LB Lamb Cutlets (Bone Removed, Cut into Chunks)
2 LBs Russet Potatoes (Peeled and Quartered)
1 Yellow Onion (Roughly Chopped)
1 Leek (Finely Sliced)
2 Carrots (Roughly Chopped)
2 TBSP All Purpose Flour
3 Cups Beef Stock
2 Cabbage Leaves (Thinly Sliced)
1/2 TSP Salt
1/2 TSP Ground Black Pepper

Recipe Instructions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large skillet, heat half of the oil until hot, add half of the lamb cubes and brown all over, about 3-4 minutes.
Remove the browned lamb and place in a casserole dish.
Cover the lamb in the casserole dish with half of eh potatoes, onion, leek and carrots.
Add remaining oil to the skillet and brown the remaining lamb and add to the casserole dish on top of the vegetables, cover with the remaining vegetables.
Add the flour to the still hot skillet and stir to soak up the lamb fat and juices.
Cook on a low heat for another 2-4 minutes.
Add the stock a little at a time to the flour mixture and mix until it is a smooth, lump free gravy.
Pour this gravy over the lamb and vegetables.
Add any remaining beef stock to the casserole dish, cover and cook in the preheated oven for 1 hour.
After 1 hour, add the cabbage to the casserole dish, replace the id and cook for another 1 hour, check regularly to make sure the liquids have no evaporated, if the liquid is getting low, add a little water to the casserole dish to cover the vegetables and lamb and continue cooking.
Remove the casserole dish from the oven, season with salt and pepper and serve the Irish stew hot in individual bowls.

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