Irish Stew
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Irish
Serves: Yields 6 to 8 servings
 
Ingredients
  • Irish Stew
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons salt, divided
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper, divided
  • 4 pounds beef short ribs
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 6 sprigs of fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
  • 1 apple, chopped
  • 1 15 oz. bottle Irish stout, divided (1cup aside)
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons Worchestire Sauce
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 cup chopped fresh parsley, divided
Instructions
  1. Heat the oil in heavy-bottomed Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
  2. Combine the flour, half of the salt and pepper in a large bowl.
  3. Dredge short ribs into the flour. Shake off any excess flour and let sit for 5 minutes.
  4. Brown ribs in batches for several minutes on all sides. Set browned ribs aside on a platter.
  5. Drain any excess oil from the pot beyond a few tablespoons.
  6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  7. Add onions, celery, carrots, garlic, thyme sprigs, apples and saute for several minutes.
  8. Deglaze the pot with 1 cup of the stout.
  9. Add divided salt, pepper, half of the parsley and the remaining ingredients.
  10. Return short ribs to the pot. Bring stew to a boil, cover and place in the oven for at least 2 hours or until the meat is fork tender.
  11. Remove any fat from the top of the stew.
  12. Add remaining parsley and serve over mashed potatoes!
Recipe by Carla Crudup at https://www.carlacrudup.com/irish-stew/