Recipe: Perfect Kate's Irish Stew

Kate's Irish Stew. This simple + traditional Irish Beef Stew is made with beef, potatoes, and Guinness Stout. It's hearty comfort food that's perfect for St. Adapted from the one and only Kate Wood!

As Rachel Allen explains in her new book, Rachel's Irish Family Food, there is no definitive recipe for Irish stew. The meat and vegetable stew is often a household specialty with its own family tricks and tweaks. Allen's take is a no-frills version with a short ingredient list. You can have Kate's Irish Stew using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Kate's Irish Stew

1. You need 8 oz of pkg fresh mushrooms.
2. Prepare 1 of lb. stew meat - beef or lamb.
3. You need 1 cup of carrots, sliced.
4. Prepare 3 of stalks celery, chopped.
5. It's 1/2 cup of onion, chopped.
6. It's 3 of lb. boiled potatoes.
7. It's 1 tbsp of beef soup base or demi-glace.
8. You need 3 1/2 cup of water.
9. Prepare 1/2 can of Guiness stout or draft.
10. Prepare 1/3 cup of sour cream.
11. Prepare 2 tbsp of worchestershire sauce.
12. You need 1/2 tsp of ea. caraway seed, bay leaf, marjoram.
13. It's 1 of to taste salt and pepper.
14. It's 1 tsp of ea. dill and gran garlic.

Her technique, however, builds a good amount of flavor and body with so few components: She picks bone-in lamb. Nothing speaks comfort like a good beef stew. Variations of beef stew are found around the world and a few famous examples include France's Boeuf Bourgignon, Hungary's Goulash, and Belgium's Carbonnade à la Flamande (recipe to come). The first one is simmered in wine, the second generously seasoned with paprika, and the third simmered in beer.

Kate's Irish Stew step by step

1. Saute mushrooms in butter until soft. add and brown beef cubes. Add carrots, lower heat and simmer 10 min. add onion and celery, cook til tender.
2. Add in all seasonings, drain boiled potatoes and cool slightly, add in all liquids except beer and sour cream. Simer on low..
3. in empty potato pan, pour in beer and reduce by half. remove from heat and add in sour cream. add potatoes into soup, stir in creamy beer mix and serve immediately..

Irish stew, is traditionally made of lamb or mutton, potatoes, onions, and parsley. Original Irish stew was a thick and hearty meal, meant to keep a body warm and on your feet for many hours of hard work. Mix water, gravy mix, and bouillon together in a small bowl; pour into stockpot. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, and oregano. I thought it was really good, but wanted a friend of mine, who is a very good cook to have some and tell me what she thought.