Irish Stew

Traditional Irish Stew

(btw, by the time I remembered to take a pic, it was later and this was the only bowl left)

 

Purists claim that a traditional Irish Stew contains just four ingredients:

 •Meat

 •Potatoes

 •Carrots

 •Onions

  

Cut all the ingredients into small pieces, put the meat and potatoes into the water (I used some beef broth as well to add a depth of flavor), add the carrots and onions, maybe a little salt and pepper and it’s done in an hour.

  

Some ideas for additions:

• Many people also mention garlic. A few cloves can’t hurt.
• Most recipes call for salt and pepper.
• Many also mention thyme. A few mention bay leaves, parsley and sage.
• Some recipes call for using potato water or Pearl Barley to thicken the broth. A few call for flour and others like to mash a couple of the potato chunks and let them thicken up the broth.