Irish stew is a stew from Ireland traditionally made with root vegetables and lamb or mutton, though in modern times it is also commonly made with beef, and it is considered a national dish of Ireland. Basic ingredients include lamb, mutton, or kid, potatoes, onions, and parsley, sometimes with carrots, boiled and simmered slowly for up to two hours; mutton was historically the dominant meat because sheep were valued for wool and milk, leaving only older, economically non-viable animals for the pot, and the dish, a product of a culinary tradition built around cooking over an open fire, was recognized as early as about 1800.
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Origin Period, From (Year)Sourced to the subject's own accountMarks the earliest documented recipe (the O'Brien family, compiled by the Countess of Thomond), not the dish's ultimate folk origin. Origin RegionSourced to the subject's own account Origin Period, To (Year)Sourced to the subject's own accountCloses the same 1600s window the earliest documented recipe (the O'Brien family, compiled by the Countess of Thomond) is dated to. Classification
Dietary SuitabilitySourced to the subject's own accountContains Meat or Poultry 1 FAQs
Does a traditional Irish stew include carrots?
Strict purists say mutton, onions and potatoes only; carrots are a common addition.
Purists hold that a real Irish stew uses only mutton, onions and potatoes, which makes carrots an addition rather than part of the strictest version. In practice the stew was made from whatever a home cook had on hand, and many cooks add carrots or other vegetables such as celery, turnips, parsnips or leek and still call it traditional. Most versions agree on the meat: mutton or lamb, with the seasoning kept to a minimum.
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Irish stew is considered a national dish of Ireland.
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the first such recipe for Irish stew dates to the 1600s, from southern Ireland, by the O'Brien family
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Irish stew (Irish: stobhach Gaelach) or stobhach is a stew from Ireland that is traditionally made with root vegetables and lamb or mutton, but in modern times also it is commonly made with beef.
- Uses Ingredient: Potato, Infobox main_ingredient field: Lamb or beef, potatoes, carrots, onions, parsley, cooking wine (sometimes), beer (sometimes)
- Uses Ingredient: Onion, Infobox main_ingredient field: Lamb or beef, potatoes, carrots, onions, parsley, cooking wine (sometimes), beer (sometimes)
- Uses Ingredient: Carrot, Infobox main_ingredient field: Lamb or beef, potatoes, carrots, onions, parsley, cooking wine (sometimes), beer (sometimes)
- Uses Ingredient: Parsley, Infobox main_ingredient field: Lamb or beef, potatoes, carrots, onions, parsley, cooking wine (sometimes), beer (sometimes)
- Uses Ingredient: Beef, Infobox main_ingredient field: Lamb or beef, potatoes, carrots, onions, parsley, cooking wine (sometimes), beer (sometimes)
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Irish stew (Irish: stobhach Gaelach) or stobhach is a stew from Ireland that is traditionally made with root vegetables and lamb or mutton, but in modern times also it is commonly made with beef.
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