Irish Stew

Name: Irish Stew
Yield: For 6-8
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 3 lbs neck of lamb; 1 lb onions, sliced; 3 lbs smallish potatoes; 2 leeks, cut in one-inch pieces; ½ lb carrots, peeled and sliced; 1 young turnip, peeled and sliced; plenty of salt and freshly ground pepper; plenty of salt and freshly ground pepper; parsley, chopped

Preparation info

For
6-8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Poor Cook

By Susan Campbell and Caroline Conran

Published 1971

About

Ingredients

3 lbs neck of lamb
3 lbs smallish potatoes
1 lb</

Europe
Ireland
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

The usual Irish stew is a very basic dish in which the fat is eaten with the rest. For many people’s taste it is too depressing to eat like this. If, however, you put whole potatoes on top of your stew, the fat is absorbed by these and in a curious way it makes them delicious. A wide shallow casserole is better than a deep narrow one, so that the fat can reach all the potatoes.

Peel the