How to Make Irish Stew and Dumplings

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Irish stew and dumplings is a filling, mouth-watering, classic Irish stew. The sauce is rich and thick, and the tender lamb will melt in your mouth. Warm up with a big bowl of Irish stew and dumplings on a cold day.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

  • Water or meat stock
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • Diced carrots
  • Dicked, cooked lamb
  • Sliced onions
  • Diced turnip
  • Diced celery
  • Fresh parsley
  • Potatoes, cubed
  • All-purpose flour
  • Flour
  • Salt
  • Butter
  • Milk
  • Water

Irish Stew

Step1
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.
Step2
Stir in the carrots, onions, turnip, celery, potatoes and fresh parsley and cook the stew for 35 minutes.
Step3
Thicken the stew with flour if needed, and add the dumplings.
Step4
Cover the pot tightly and cook the Irish stew with dumplings cook for about 20 minutes.

Dumplings

Step1
Sift the flour and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
Step2
Cut in the butter with a fork or a pastry knife until it looks like large crumbs.
Step3
Add a bit of water if the mixture is too thick.
Step4
Place the dough on a lightly floured board and roll it until it's about 1/2 inch thick.
Step5
Cut the dumpling dough into small squares and drop it into the hot stew.

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