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Anxst · 02-26-2006, 05:59 PM

The secret is to also put beer IN the food:

Glens of Sligo Irish Stew

1 oz butter
2 lbs Lamb or Beef (I use a mix)
1 large onion, coarse chopped
2 large carrots, chopped
1 tbsp flour
1/2 pint beef stock
2 tsp sugar (omit if using wine)
2-3 large potatoes, cubed
1 pint Guinness or Beamish or 1 large glass red wine (beer for a dark stew, wine if you like sweet stew. Beamish is slightly less bitter than Beamish for stew base)
1 bouquet garni (parsley, thyme, and 2 bay leaves tied in muslin)
Salt and pepper to taste
A splash of tabasco sauce

Melt the butter in a large pan. Fry the meat until browned on all sides. Don't crowd the pan, do the meat in batches. Remove the meat from the pan with a spoon, leaving the juices behind. Add the onions and carrots and cook until softened.

Return the meat to the pan. Add the flour, then the stock, then the sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Add the potatoes, beer, bouquet garni and salt and pepper.

Cook over low heat for 1-1 1/2 hours until meat is tender. Add 4-5 drops tabasco sauce. Remove bouquet garni and serve.

Serve with:

Granddam's Soda Bread

3 to 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour, unbleached
1 tbsp baking powder
1/4 cup white sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 cups buttermilk
1/4 cup butter, melted

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Belnd egg and buttermilk together, and add all at once to flour mixture. Mix just until moistened. If it seems very sticky, add the extra half cup of flour. Stir in butter. Shape into a round, and cut a cross on top of it with a floured knife. Bake on a pizza stone or cookie sheet for 65-70 minutes. For best flavor, wrap in aluminum foil and let it sit overnight.

My grandmother and mother made this ever year for St. Patrick's day, and I've carried on the tradition. Usually served with Whiskey Punch for afters. If you want my whiskey punch recipe, gimme a PM.

Slainte!

02-26-2006, 05:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Anxst Condensing fact from the vapor of nuance. Location: Madison, WI	The secret is to also put beer IN the food: Glens of Sligo Irish Stew 1 oz butter 2 lbs Lamb or Beef (I use a mix) 1 large onion, coarse chopped 2 large carrots, chopped 1 tbsp flour 1/2 pint beef stock 2 tsp sugar (omit if using wine) 2-3 large potatoes, cubed 1 pint Guinness or Beamish or 1 large glass red wine (beer for a dark stew, wine if you like sweet stew. Beamish is slightly less bitter than Beamish for stew base) 1 bouquet garni (parsley, thyme, and 2 bay leaves tied in muslin) Salt and pepper to taste A splash of tabasco sauce Melt the butter in a large pan. Fry the meat until browned on all sides. Don't crowd the pan, do the meat in batches. Remove the meat from the pan with a spoon, leaving the juices behind. Add the onions and carrots and cook until softened. Return the meat to the pan. Add the flour, then the stock, then the sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Add the potatoes, beer, bouquet garni and salt and pepper. Cook over low heat for 1-1 1/2 hours until meat is tender. Add 4-5 drops tabasco sauce. Remove bouquet garni and serve. Serve with: Granddam's Soda Bread 3 to 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour, unbleached 1 tbsp baking powder 1/4 cup white sugar 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1 egg, lightly beaten 2 cups buttermilk 1/4 cup butter, melted Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Belnd egg and buttermilk together, and add all at once to flour mixture. Mix just until moistened. If it seems very sticky, add the extra half cup of flour. Stir in butter. Shape into a round, and cut a cross on top of it with a floured knife. Bake on a pizza stone or cookie sheet for 65-70 minutes. For best flavor, wrap in aluminum foil and let it sit overnight. My grandmother and mother made this ever year for St. Patrick's day, and I've carried on the tradition. Usually served with Whiskey Punch for afters. If you want my whiskey punch recipe, gimme a PM. Slainte! __________________ Don't mind me. I'm just releasing the insanity pressure from my headvalves.