Irish Stew With Dumplings Recipes

SIMMERING IRISH STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over high heat and brown the meat in two batches. Return meat to the pot and add 12 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Simmer for 1 hour.
• Add carrots, turnips and onions and simmer for another hour. Place potatoes in a small pan and ladle enough broth over them to just cover. Simmer potatoes until just tender. Pour stock back into meat, leaving just enough to keep potatoes moist. Season with salt and set aside.
• When vegetables and meat are very tender, strain the stew. Let the broth set until fat accumulates on top. Skim fat off and measure out 4 tablespoons (if you have less, use some butter).
• Heat fat in the pot over medium heat. Add flour and stir for 2 minutes. Whisk in the broth. Cook, stirring, until mixture thickens. Add meat and vegetables and reduce heat to a simmer.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk in parsley. Heat milk and butter until butter melts, stir it into the flour mixture until just combined. Drop rounded spoonfuls onto the simmering stew. Cover and cook for 10 minutes. Serve with reheated potatoes.

IRISH LAMB STEW WITH HERBED GOAT CHEESE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
• Rub the lamb roast all over with olive oil. Make 10 small slits all over the roast. Insert the bacon and garlic cloves into the slits. Season with salt and pepper. Place the roast in a roasting pan and add the stock and cover. Place in the oven and slow roast for 3 hours, or until very, very tender. Remove the lamb from the oven and cut into 2-inch pieces. Set aside.
• In a large pot, add the butter and melt. Stir in the flour and let cook for 3 minutes. Add the onion and saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the carrots and the celery and saute for another 10 minutes. Slowly whisk in the stock that the lamb was cooked in. Add the reserved lamb. Bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper.
• For the dumplings: In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt and mix well. In a small bowl, beat the eggs. Add the milk to the eggs. Add the egg mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in the goat cheese and the herbs. Season with freshly ground black pepper. Have the stock boiling in a small saucepan. Using 2 tablespoons, drop the dumpling batter into the boiling stock. Cook for about 5 minutes, or until the dumplings float to the surface. Remove the dumplings from the stock and place on a plate.
• To finish: Place the dumplings into the stew. Check for seasoning. Garnish with fresh marjoram.

IRISH STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• For the stew: cut the meat into small pieces, season and dredge with flour.
• Melt bacon drippings in a heavy skillet and brown the meat; add onions and cook until golden.
• Add enough stock or water to cover meat.
• Add turnip, carrots, celery and parsley; simmer for two hours.
• Add cubed potatoes and cook more rapidly until potatoes are done.
• To make the dumplings: sift dry ingredients together, cut in fat and add enough milk to give a smooth drop batter.
• Drop by spoonfuls over the top of the stew (the stew should be kept boiling hot).
• Cover the pot and allow dumplings to steam 15 minutes without lifting cover.

IRISH STEW WITH PARSLEY DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Blend the flour, salt and pepper and dredge the meet in the flour mixture. brown in the hot fat in a skillet. Transfer to a heavy pot.
• Cook onion in fat until lightly colored, then add to the meat. Add boiling water to cover meat, cover pot tightly, simmer at low heat 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Blanch potatoes by covering them with boiling water; drain. Add potatoes, carrots and turnips to stew during the last 20 minutes.
• Cook until vegetables are tender. To thicken sauce, blend part of the flour mixture used for dredging the meat with sauce from the pot to make a thin paste, add this to the sauce in the pot, simmer until thickened. If dumplings are to be added, prepare as in the following recipe.
• Combine the biscuit mix with the seasonings, blending well. Add water or milk, stir to moisten. Drop by the spoonfuls on top of the boiling stew, cover and cook 12 minutes.

IRISH CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In large, heavy pot, combine soup, water, chicken, celery, onion, salt, poultry seasoning, and pepper. Cover and cook over low heat about 1 1/2 hours.
• Add potatoes and carrots; cover and cook another 30 minutes.
• Remove chicken from pot, shred it, and return to pot. Add peas and cook only 5 minutes longer.
• Add dumplings. To make dumplings: Mix baking mix and milk until a soft dough forms. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto BOILING stew. Simmer covered for 10 minutes, then uncover and simmer an additional 10 minutes.