Things You'll Need:
- Flour
- Salt
- Butter
- Milk
- Water
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Step 1
Place the meat in a large pot or dutch oven and pour enough meat stock or water to cover it. Season it with salt and freshly-ground pepper.
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Step 2
Stir in the carrots, onions, turnip, celery, potatoes and fresh parsley and cook the stew for 35 minutes.
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Step 3
Thicken the stew with flour if needed, and add the dumplings.
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Step 4
Cover the pot tightly and cook the Irish stew with dumplings cook for about 20 minutes.
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Step 1
Sift the flour and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
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Step 2
Cut in the butter with a fork or a pastry knife until it looks like large crumbs.
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Step 3
Add a bit of water if the mixture is too thick.
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Step 4
Place the dough on a lightly floured board and roll it until it's about 1/2 inch thick.
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Step 5
Cut the dumpling dough into small squares and drop it into the hot stew.











Comments
simeyc said
on 5/21/2009 I love Irish Stew! My mom used to make the best dumplings! I can never get them right - so I just make the stew without them!