Irish stew
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In a modern lamb stew, the meat is browned first to give colour.

Irish stew (in Irish Stobhach Gaelach) is a traditional Irish dish made from lamb or mutton, (mutton is used as it comes from less tender sheep over a year old and is fattier and more flavourful) as well as potatoes, onions, and parsley.^[1] It originated in Ireland but appears in cookbooks all over Europe, including in Escoffier's Guide Culinaire. The essence of Irish stew is summed up in the recipe's entry in The Joy of Cooking: "This famous stew is not browned."

More recently, stouts have been added to provide extra flavor.

In popular culture

A well known joke is What's a policeman's favourite dish? Irish Stew (in the name of the law)

Irish stews figure in the 1959 Goon Show episode The Scarlet Capsule, a parody of the BBC serial Quatermass and the Pit, in which several people are struck down by flying Irish stews (a reference to flying objects animated by telekinesis in the original serial.)

References

See also

• Scouse
• Scotch broth
• Lancashire Hotpot
• List of Ireland-related topics