Slow Cooker Irish Stew with Guinness
Tender lamb with savory vegetables slow-cooked with Irish Guinness stout ale make a comforting meal chock full of luck and love.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless leg of lamb cubed
- 1 pound boiler onions or pearl onions peeled and left whole
- 1 whole garlic peeled and cloves separated
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1 tablespoon dried snipped chives
- salt and black pepper
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 pound potatoes peeled and chopped
- 1 pound celery root trimmed and chopped
- 8 ounces parsnips chopped
- 8 ounces turnips chopped
- 8 ounces carrots chopped
- 1 cup vegetable stock or beef stock
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet optional
- 16 fluid ounces Guinness stout ale
Instructions
- Trim visible fat from lamb, pat completely dry and cut into chunks.
- Place the fat trimmings into a large skillet and cook until fat renders out, then discard the solids.
- Add lamb, onions and garlic to the pan along with thyme, chives, salt and pepper and saute until onions are browned and lamb is seared. Toss mixture with the 1/4 cup flour.
- Place vegetables in the bottom of a large crock pot.
- Place floured lamb and onions on top of that.
- Pour stock and Guinness stout over all.
- Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until vegetables and lamb are tender.
Notes
From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com