Happy St Patrick’s Day! If you have ever visited Ireland I am sure you can attest to the fact that the Irish are some of the most hospitable people around.
My love for Irish stew just grew 10 fold when I visited Ireland (back when we could travel) and this dish is an essential for an Irish celebration!
Let’s get cooking…
Heat up enough oil to coat the bottom of a large pot. Place in the lamb and onions and allow to brown, once nicely browned, throw in the ginger and garlic, thyme and salt. Allow to cook for 5 minutes then add in half the water cover and let it simmer until the lamb is tender, about 30 minutes.
Once tender add in your stock cube, the remaining water, potatoes and carrots and allow to cook until tender, about 15 minutes.
Remove 4 tablespoons of cooking liquid to a small bowl and mix in the cornflour to form a slurry. Mix this into the stew along with the peas.
Once the gravy thickens and all the vegetables are cooked turn off the heat. Serve with chunks of soda bread and enjoy
Swaps…
The stew itself is totally gluten free and the soda bread can be easily adapted to be made gluten free too!
Ingredients
500g lamb, cut into large dice
1 tsp ginger and garlic paste
1 small onion, thinly sliced
3 carrots, cut into chunks
500g baby potatoes
½ cup peas
5 sprigs of fresh thyme
Salt
Pepper
Oil
1 stock cube
1 litre of water
2 tblsp cornflour
Directions
- Heat up enough oil to coat the bottom of a large pot
- Place in the lamb and onions and allow to brown, once nicely browned, throw in the ginger and garlic, thyme and salt.
- Allow to cook for 5 minutes then add in half the water cover and let it simmer until the lamb is tender, about 30 minutes.
- Once tender add in your stock cube, the remaining water, potatoes and carrots and allow to cook until tender, about 15 minutes.
- Remove 4 tablespoons of cooking liquid to a small bowl and mix in the cornflour to form a slurry. Mix this into the stew along with the peas.
- Once the gravy thickens and all the vegetables are cooked turn off the heat.
- Serve with chunks of soda bread and enjoy
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