Irish Stew
also called lamb stew · Irish lamb stew
- Diner
- serves 6
- about 3 hr
- Stews & Braises
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 3 lb(1.4 kg; cut in 2-in pieces)lamb shoulder | brown in a heavy pot | layer | simmer covered 1 1/2 hr | simmer 40 min more | finish |
| 2 tspkosher salt | |||||
| 2 Tbsvegetable oil | |||||
| 2 large(sliced)yellow onions | |||||
| 3 large(cut in 2-in lengths)carrots | |||||
| 1/4 cup(50 g)pearl barley | |||||
| 4 cups(950 mL; or water)lamb stock | |||||
| 4 sprigsthyme | |||||
| 1bay leaf | |||||
| 2 lb(900 g; Russets, quartered)floury potatoes | |||||
| 2 Tbs(chopped)flat-leaf parsley | |||||
| 1 tspblack pepper | |||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.13 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1brown in a heavy pot
2layer
goes in with what step 1 made
3simmer covered 1 1/2 hr
goes in with what step 2 made
4simmer 40 min more
goes in with what step 3 made
5finish
goes in with what step 4 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 2 hr 10 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- none givenof the steps that give a time
3 of the 5 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 3 hr.
brown in a heavy pot
not timedfrom the start
layer
not timedfrom the start
simmer covered 1 1/2 hr
1 hr 30 minwalk away(read off the step)from the start
simmer 40 min more
40 minwalk away(read off the step)1 hr 30 min in
finish
not timed2 hr 10 min in
- you can walk away
- never timed
Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.
You'll need pot
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See how it is written
>> title: Irish Stew
>> category: Stews & Braises
>> tags: lamb, potatoes, irish, one-pot, stew
>> counters: Diner
>> aka: lamb stew, Irish lamb stew
>> pairs-with: no-knead-bread
>> servings: 6
>> time: 3 hr
>> step.3: simmer covered 1 1/2 hr
>> step.4: simmer 40 min more
Brown @lamb shoulder{3%lb}(1.4 kg; cut in 2-in pieces), @kosher salt{2%tsp}, @vegetable oil{2%Tbs} in a heavy #pot{}.
Layer @yellow onions{2%large}(sliced), @carrots{3%large}(cut in 2-in lengths), @pearl barley{1/4%cup}(50 g) over @&(~1)browned lamb{}.
Simmer @&(~1)pot{} with @lamb stock{4%cup}(950 mL; or water), @thyme{4%sprigs}, @bay leaf{1} for ~{90%min}.
Add @floury potatoes{2%lb}(900 g; Russets, quartered) to @&(~1)stew{} for ~{40%min}.
Finish @&(~1)stew{} with @flat-leaf parsley{2%Tbs}(chopped), @black pepper{1%tsp}.