Traditional Irish Stew Recipe
There is no better Irish meal than traditional Irish stew to heat up the body on a cold damp miserable day. Irish stew has been part of the Irish meal for many years and is still a common meal among many Irish families. The ingredients are cheap to buy but the meal itself is one that will leave you stuffed for hours.
Irish Stew Ingredients
- 2 large onions
- 4 large Carrots
- ½ stewing steak or lamb
- 8 large potatoes
- Salt & pepper
How to make Irish stew
Wash and cut onions into moderate size chunk and add to the pot. Also wash carrots and cut into chunks, some prefer thick chucks for taste. Wash and peel the potatoes (spuds), cut each one in half. Slice the meat into smaller pieces and if using stewing mince roll into meatballs.
Get a large pot full of water and add the potatoes and meat. Bring to boil then start adding the carrots and onions, keep on a low boil. Cooking time for the Irish stew should be approximately 60 minutes or when the meat is fully cooked and the potatoes are soft inside (check using a fork). Add salt & pepper according to taste.
Once the stew is cooked, serve in bowls and provide fresh slices of bread & butter.
The above meal does not sound exciting but it is a traditional way of making Irish stew which has been a common meal in Ireland for hundreds of years. You can experiment with Stew by adding different ingredients to give more taste and to make it more like a stew and not a soup.
More ingredients you should test with a pot of Irish stew are:
- Mushrooms
- Parsley
- Herbs
- Beef gravy granules
- Oxtail powered soup preferable an Irish brand like Knorr.
- Table Sauce (Brown)
- Ketchup
- Curry powder
Try making stew testing with one of the above ingredients each time you make this lovely meal. One personal favorite of mine is adding curry powder to the boiling pot of Stew, with a small amount of curry powder the taste can be amazing.
