Irish Stew

Original Recipe

Time about two hours. Two and a half pounds of chops, eight potatoes, four turnips, four small onions, nearly a quart of water. Take some chops from loin of mutton, place them in stewpan in alternate layers of sliced potatoes and chops; add turnips and onions cut into pieces, pour in nearly a quart of cold water; cover stewpan closely, let it stew gently till vegetables are ready to mash and the greater part of the gravy is absorbed; then place in a dish; serve it up hot.

Ingredients

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  • 2 hours
  • 2 and a half pounds of chops
  • 8 potatoes
  • 4 turnips
  • 4 small onions
  • 1 quart of water
  • 1 quart of cold water
  • 1 dish

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Time about two hours.

  2. 2

    Two and a half pounds of chops, eight potatoes, four turnips, four small onions, nearly a quart of water.

  3. 3

    Take some chops from loin of mutton, place them in stewpan in alternate layers of sliced potatoes and chops; add turnips and onions cut into pieces, pour in nearly a quart of cold water; cover stewpan closely, let it stew gently till vegetables are ready to mash and the greater part of the gravy is absorbed; then place in a dish; serve it up hot.

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)