Mrs Beetons Meat Recipes Revisited
Irish Stew
1.35kg (3lb) the Loin or Neck of Mutton
2.27kg (5lb) Potatoes
5 Large Onions
600ml (1 pint) Water, or more
Salt and Pepper, to taste
Trim off some of the fat from the loin or neck of mutton and cut into chops of a medium thickness.
Pare and halve the potatoes and cut the onions into thick slices.
Put a layer of potatoes at the bottom of a saucepan, then a layer of mutton and onions and season with salt and pepper.
Continue until the saucepan is full, taking care to have plenty of vegetables at the top.
Pour in the water and let it stew very gently for 2-2½ hours, keeping the lid of the saucepan closely shut the whole time and occasionally shaking it to prevent burning.
Time: 2-2½ hours.
Sufficient for 5 or 6 persons.
Seasonable.-More suitable for a winter dish.
IRISH STEW
721. INGREDIENTS - 3 lbs. of the loin or neck of mutton, 5 lbs. of potatoes, 5 large onions, pepper and salt to taste, rather more than 1 pint of water.
Mode - Trim off some of the fat of the above quantity of loin or neck of mutton, and cut it into chops of a moderate thickness. Pare and halve the potatoes, and cut the onions into thick slices. Put a layer of potatoes at the bottom of a stewpan, then a layer of mutton and onions, and season with pepper and salt; proceed in this manner until the stewpan is full, taking care to have plenty of vegetables at the top. Pour in the water, and let it stew very gently for 2-1/2 hours, keeping the lid of the stewpan closely shut the whole time, and occasionally shaking it to prevent its burning.
Time - 2-1/2 hours.
Average cost, for this quantity, 2s. 8d.
Sufficient for 5 or 6 persons.
Seasonable - More suitable for a winter dish.
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