Slow cooker Irish stew
Thanks to: Taste
(Serves: Prep: 20 min - Cook: 4 hours 30 min - Serves: 6)
Ingredients
- 625ml (2 1/2 cups) Massel Beef Style Liquid Stock
- 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 1.2kg boneless lamb shoulder, cut into 5cm pieces
- 2 brown onions, cut into thick wedges
- 3 large carrots, thickly sliced
- 4 celery stalks, trimmed, thickly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 35g (1/4 cup) plain flour
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 1 tsp whole black peppercorns
- 4 large sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 tbs Worcestershire sauce, plus extra to serve
- 600g potato, roughly chopped
- 2 parsnips, peeled, thickly sliced
- 120g (3/4 cup) frozen peas
- Fresh continental parsley and crusty bread, to serve
Method
1 Heat oil in the searing bowl (see note) of a 5.5 litre slow cooker. Cook lamb, in 2 batches, until browned all over. Transfer to a bowl.
2 Add onion, carrot and celery to slow cooker. Cook for 3-5 minutes or until onion starts to soften. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant. Add flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring to coat vegetables. Gradually stir in stock. Add bay leaves, peppercorns, thyme and Worcestershire sauce. Season with salt.
3 Cover with lid. Turn slow cooker on HIGH. Cook for 2 hours (or 4 hours on LOW). Add potato and parsnip. Cook for a further 2 hours on HIGH (or 4 hours on LOW) or until vegetables are tender and lamb is falling apart. Add peas and cook for a further 15 minutes or until peas are bright green and tender.
4 Sprinkle with parsley and serve with crusty bread.
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