Embark on a culinary journey to discover the art of preparing a comforting and flavorful dish—simmering Irish stew with dumplings. This classic stew originates from the heart of Ireland, where hearty and wholesome meals warm the soul on chilly evenings. With its tender lamb or beef, an array of root vegetables, and fluffy dumplings, this dish is a true testament to the beauty of simple yet satisfying cooking. As we delve into the intricacies of this traditional recipe, you'll learn the secrets to crafting a stew that will transport you to the emerald isle, leaving you with a lasting impression of its rich flavors and heartwarming aroma.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
IRISH STEW WITH DUMPLINGS
Hearty and heart-warming, this stew was transplanted from Ireland to New England. From that chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.
Provided by Molly53
Categories Stew
Time 2h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- For the stew: cut the meat into small pieces, season and dredge with flour.
- Melt bacon drippings in a heavy skillet and brown the meat; add onions and cook until golden.
- Add enough stock or water to cover meat.
- Add turnip, carrots, celery and parsley; simmer for two hours.
- Add cubed potatoes and cook more rapidly until potatoes are done.
- To make the dumplings: sift dry ingredients together, cut in fat and add enough milk to give a smooth drop batter.
- Drop by spoonfuls over the top of the stew (the stew should be kept boiling hot).
- Cover the pot and allow dumplings to steam 15 minutes without lifting cover.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 397.5, Fat 19.3, SaturatedFat 7.8, Cholesterol 68.7, Sodium 802.4, Carbohydrate 34.8, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 3.8, Protein 20.6
SIMMERING IRISH STEW WITH DUMPLINGS
Provided by Jonathan Reynolds
Categories dinner, project, main course
Time 2h45m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat oil in a large pot over high heat and brown the meat in two batches. Return meat to the pot and add 12 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Simmer for 1 hour.
- Add carrots, turnips and onions and simmer for another hour. Place potatoes in a small pan and ladle enough broth over them to just cover. Simmer potatoes until just tender. Pour stock back into meat, leaving just enough to keep potatoes moist. Season with salt and set aside.
- When vegetables and meat are very tender, strain the stew. Let the broth set until fat accumulates on top. Skim fat off and measure out 4 tablespoons (if you have less, use some butter).
- Heat fat in the pot over medium heat. Add flour and stir for 2 minutes. Whisk in the broth. Cook, stirring, until mixture thickens. Add meat and vegetables and reduce heat to a simmer.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk in parsley. Heat milk and butter until butter melts, stir it into the flour mixture until just combined. Drop rounded spoonfuls onto the simmering stew. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Serve with reheated potatoes.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1043, UnsaturatedFat 34 grams, Carbohydrate 58 grams, Fat 69 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 46 grams, SaturatedFat 30 grams, Sodium 1041 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams
IRISH LAMB STEW WITH HERBED GOAT CHEESE DUMPLINGS
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 3h30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Rub the lamb roast all over with olive oil. Make 10 small slits all over the roast. Insert the bacon and garlic cloves into the slits. Season with salt and pepper. Place the roast in a roasting pan and add the stock and cover. Place in the oven and slow roast for 3 hours, or until very, very tender. Remove the lamb from the oven and cut into 2-inch pieces. Set aside.
- In a large pot, add the butter and melt. Stir in the flour and let cook for 3 minutes. Add the onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the carrots and the celery and saute for another 10 minutes. Slowly whisk in the stock that the lamb was cooked in. Add the reserved lamb. Bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper.
- For the dumplings: In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt and mix well. In a small bowl, beat the eggs. Add the milk to the eggs. Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in the goat cheese and the herbs. Season with freshly ground black pepper. Have the stock boiling in a small saucepan. Using 2 tablespoons, drop the dumpling batter into the boiling stock. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until the dumplings float to the surface. Remove the dumplings from the stock and place on a plate.
- To finish: Place the dumplings into the stew. Check for seasoning. Garnish with fresh marjoram.
IRISH STEW WITH DUMPLINGS
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- 1. Cut meat into 3/4-inch cubes. Place in 3-quart saucepan. Cover with water and simmer about 1 hour. Add vegetables and seasonings and continue simmering about 45 minutes.2. In small mixing bowl, make a paste of the flour and water stir into stew.3. Combine egg, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN cereal and milk in a medium mixing bowl let stand until most of moisture is taken up.4. In small mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to cereal mixture, stirring only until combined.5. Drop by teaspoonfuls on top of hot stew cover tightly and let simmer about 20 minutes. Serve at once.
Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves
BEEF STEW WITH DUMPLINGS
I was given this recipe when my husband and I were first married. I've been making this wonderful beef stew recipe for 35 years and have never found a better one.
Provided by carolj
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Beef
Time 2h20m
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a bowl, toss cubed beef with flour to coat.
- Heat 4 tablespoons butter in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Place flour in a bag or bowl, and add beef cubes. Toss to coat with flour. Place coated cubes in the skillet and fry until well-browned on all sides; remove from pan and set aside.
- Cook onion and garlic in same pan until tender. Return meat to pan with water, parsley, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally and adding more water if needed. Stir in potatoes, carrots, celery, and green pepper, and continue cooking another 15 minutes. Remove the bay leaf, and stir in mushrooms.
- In a small bowl, mix together baking mix, 3 tablespoons melted butter, and milk until just blended. Drop dough by the tablespoonful into stew. Simmer, uncovered, approximately 10 minutes. Cover, and simmer 10 minutes more, or until dumplings are cooked through, but not dry.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 829.8 calories, Carbohydrate 48.3 g, Cholesterol 164.4 mg, Fat 51.8 g, Fiber 4.7 g, Protein 42.5 g, SaturatedFat 23.7 g, Sodium 1181 mg, Sugar 6.6 g
IRISH STEW WITH PARSLEY DUMPLINGS
Irish stew that adds vegetables to their stew.Purists from Ireland often say that you use only lamb or mutton, potatoes and onions to Make a Traditional Irish Stew
Provided by Timothy H.
Categories Stew
Time 2h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Blend the flour, salt and pepper and dredge the meet in the flour mixture. brown in the hot fat in a skillet. Transfer to a heavy pot.
- Cook onion in fat until lightly colored, then add to the meat. Add boiling water to cover meat, cover pot tightly, simmer at low heat 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Blanch potatoes by covering them with boiling water; drain. Add potatoes, carrots and turnips to stew during the last 20 minutes.
- Cook until vegetables are tender. To thicken sauce, blend part of the flour mixture used for dredging the meat with sauce from the pot to make a thin paste, add this to the sauce in the pot, simmer until thickened. If dumplings are to be added, prepare as in the following recipe.
- Combine the biscuit mix with the seasonings, blending well. Add water or milk, stir to moisten. Drop by the spoonfuls on top of the boiling stew, cover and cook 12 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 786.9, Fat 35.9, SaturatedFat 14.3, Cholesterol 127.8, Sodium 1364.2, Carbohydrate 74.3, Fiber 9, Sugar 12, Protein 41.3
IRISH STEW
Provided by Betty Wason
Categories Soup/Stew Lamb Onion Potato Stew St. Patrick's Day Carrot Turnip Winter House & Garden
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Blend the flour, salt and pepper and dredge the meet in the flour mixture. brown in the hot fat in a skillet. Transfer to a heavy pot. Cook onion in fat until lightly colored, then add to the meat. Add boiling water to cover meat, cover pot tightly, simmer at low heat 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Blanch potatoes by covering them with boiling water; drain. Add potatoes, carrots and turnips to stew during the last 20 minutes. Cook until vegetables are tender. To thicken sauce, blend part of the flour mixture used for dredging the meat with sauce from the pot to make a thin paste, add this to the sauce in the pot, simmer until thickened. If dumplings are to be added, prepare as in the following recipe.
- Combine the biscuit mix with the seasonings, blending well. Add water or milk, stir to moisten. Drop by the spoonfuls on top of the boiling stew, cover and cook 12 minutes.
IRISH CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
This is our family's very favorite comfort food.
Provided by CLAIRELLEN
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Chicken Soup Recipes Chicken and Dumpling Recipes
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In large, heavy pot, combine soup, water, chicken, celery, onion, salt, poultry seasoning, and pepper. Cover and cook over low heat about 1 1/2 hours.
- Add potatoes and carrots; cover and cook another 30 minutes.
- Remove chicken from pot, shred it, and return to pot. Add peas and cook only 5 minutes longer.
- Add dumplings. To make dumplings: Mix baking mix and milk until a soft dough forms. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto BOILING stew. Simmer covered for 10 minutes, then uncover and simmer an additional 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 595.2 calories, Carbohydrate 94.4 g, Cholesterol 58.1 mg, Fat 9.2 g, Fiber 7.8 g, Protein 33.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 2401.8 mg, Sugar 13.8 g
Tips:
- Use a heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven to evenly distribute heat and prevent scorching.
- Brown the meat in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan and ensure even cooking.
- Use a variety of vegetables for a more flavorful stew. Some good options include carrots, potatoes, onions, celery, and turnips.
- Add herbs and spices to taste. Common seasonings for Irish stew include thyme, rosemary, parsley, salt, and pepper.
- Simmer the stew for at least 1 hour, or until the meat is tender and the vegetables are cooked through.
- For a thicker stew, add a cornstarch or flour slurry. For a lighter stew, remove some of the cooking liquid before serving.
- Serve the stew with dumplings, mashed potatoes, or bread.
Conclusion:
Irish stew is a hearty and flavorful dish that is perfect for a cold winter day. With its tender meat, savory vegetables, and fluffy dumplings, it is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you are looking for a comforting and delicious meal, give this Irish stew recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!
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