Grandmother's Sunday Lamb Stew

By Addie

My grandmother used to make this stew as a special Sunday meal…and a memorable treat from Ireland. —Vickie Desourdy, Washington, North Carolina

Ingredients

• 2 pounds lamb stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 pound carrots, sliced
• 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1-1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1 bottle (12 ounces) Guinness stout or additional reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 6 medium red potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
• 4 bay leaves
• 2 fresh thyme sprigs
• 2 fresh rosemary sprigs
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1-1/2 teaspoons pepper
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Preparation

Step 1

In an ovenproof Dutch oven, brown lamb in butter and oil in batches. Remove and keep warm. In the same pan, saute carrots and onions in drippings until crisp-tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Gradually add broth and beer. Stir in the lamb, potatoes, bay leaves, thyme, rosemary, salt and pepper.

Cover and bake at 325° for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender, stirring every 30 minutes. Discard bay leaves, thyme and rosemary. Stir in cream; heat through. Yield: 8 servings (2-1/2 quarts).
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REVIEWS:

Very yummy. I substituted Yukon Gold potatoes for Red as I like those better. Also had trouble finding Lam Stew meat so had the butcher take a leg of lamb, de-bone it and cut into stew meat. Was very tender.

Delicious!! And easy to prepare. We found the amount of pepper to be a little overpowering, so I'll just add less when I make it again. I cut the carrots and potatoes into more bite size pieces, cooked it for 1 1/2 hours, and that may have been just slightly too long - they both got a little mushy. Didn't really mind it though because it added to the creaminess once the heavy whipping cream was added. The next time I make it I may cut the pieces a bit bigger to see how it turns out. Overall, a very good recipe!!

I have never been a great stew fan and have never found a recipe that I really liked. That's all changed now. This recipe was EXCELLENT. So tasty, and distinct flavors. I cut the lamb and veggies more bite sized than one inch and it cooked a bit faster - about an hour and a half - and the lamb was really tender and the vegetables were not mushy. Really really good.