Mandy's Irish Stew

[mandy moore]

Well i made this today and i thougt that i should share it because it was so yummy and felt healthy too ...
i went to this Irish pub few days ago ,and i orderd som kind of cooked food with lots of veggies and they do put some meat there . but you can skip that ..
i really used just a bit of meat .. almost a one steak size , cut into little peases
... 2 onions...
4 carrots ..
3 natural tomatoes ..
2 medium sized sweet potatoes ..
1 normal size potato
0.5 bag of frozen beans
0.5 bag of frozen corns
you can put the spices that u like
seasoning should be light .. coz you would lik to have the real taste o veggies ...
Boil , for quick cook .. use the pressure pot ... 30 min .. or even less ..
after that u add a tomato paste....

on the side i cooked riced "whole rice" ...but you can do also normal ...

And have fun ..

it was really quick , tasty and healthy .. ! :)

[Uncle Bob]

I love a good stew of any kind!! Real comfort food anytime of the year!!!! Yum!!!

[freefallin1309]

I'm a meat fan, so I'd be puttin' the lamb back in :) But it sounds reeeeally good.

[mandy moore]

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Originally Posted by freefallin1309 I'm a meat fan, so I'd be puttin' the lamb back in :) But it sounds reeeeally good.

Yehhhhhhh .... it is actualy suposed to be with meat ! lots of it ....
but since i am on diet. . i just needed the taste of it !!!!!

and well .. it was greattttttttttt ... !

[mandy moore]

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Originally Posted by Uncle Bob I love a good stew of any kind!! Real comfort food anytime of the year!!!! Yum!!!

yeh comfort food :) exactly ... hahhaha

[archiduc]

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Originally Posted by mandy moore Well i made this today and i thougt that i should share it because it was so yummy and felt healthy too ... i went to this Irish pub few days ago ,and i orderd som kind of cooked food with lots of veggies and they do put some meat there . but you can skip that .. i really used just a bit of meat .. almost a one steak size , cut into little peases ... 2 onions... 4 carrots .. 3 natural tomatoes .. 2 medium sized sweet potatoes .. 1 normal size potato 0.5 bag of frozen beans 0.5 bag of frozen corns you can put the spices that u like seasoning should be light .. coz you would lik to have the real taste o veggies ... Boil , for quick cook .. use the pressure pot ... 30 min .. or even less .. after that u add a tomato paste.... on the side i cooked riced "whole rice" ...but you can do also normal ... And have fun .. it was really quick , tasty and healthy .. ! :)

Hi Mandymoore,

Well, what you made cannot be termed, by any stretch of the imagination, an IRISH STEW. It might have been a stew and very delicious, but by no stretch of the imagination can you call it an IRISH STEW.

An IRISH STEW contains LAMB - not a piece of steak and NO, you cannot omit the LAMB and call the dish an IRISH STEW.

The classic ingredients for an IRISH STEW are:
* lamb;
* potatoes - not sweet potatoes;
* onions;
* stock/water;
* parsley;
* to update from peasant food to "richer food" maybe carrots, celery, a touch of garlic (in recgnition of the similarity between an Irish Stew and a Navarin of Lamb).

Spices? - what spices did the Irish poor have in their larders?
Rice ? where are the paddy fields in Ireland?

My ancestors are spinning in their graves!

Archiduc

[attie]

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Originally Posted by archiduc Hi Mandymoore, Well, what you made cannot be termed, by any stretch of the imagination, an IRISH STEW. It might have been a stew and very delicious, but by no stretch of the imagination can you call it an IRISH STEW. An IRISH STEW contains LAMB - not a piece of steak and NO, you cannot omit the LAMB and call the dish an IRISH STEW. The classic ingredients for an IRISH STEW are: * lamb; * potatoes - not sweet potatoes; * onions; * stock/water; * parsley; * to update from peasant food to "richer food" maybe carrots, celery, a touch of garlic (in recgnition of the similarity between an Irish Stew and a Navarin of Lamb). Spices? - what spices did the Irish poor have in their larders? Rice ? where are the paddy fields in Ireland? My ancestors are spinning in their graves! Archiduc

Without being disrespectful to Mandy I must agree with you archiduc, potatoes-potatoes-potatoes,---- then there should be some boiled cabbage on the side, - [would that be right]

Thicken Irish stew with flour only, no gravoxs' etc.

Personally I like my cabbage finely sliced, cooked in a covered wok with streaky bacon

[msmofet]

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Originally Posted by attie Without being disrespectful to Mandy I must agree with you archiduc, potatoes-potatoes-potatoes,---- then there should be some boiled cabbage on the side, - [would that be right] Thicken Irish stew with flour only, no gravoxs' etc. Personally I like my cabbage finely sliced, cooked in a covered wok with streaky bacon

whats streaky bacon?

sorry archiduc but your post was a bit harsh sweetie.

[attie]

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Originally Posted by msmofet whats streaky bacon? sorry archiduc but your post was a bit harsh sweetie.

Sorry msmofet,
We have a different definition of bacon, correct me if I am wrong.
Our normal bacon cut is called "middle rashers" which includes the eye and the flap, whereas your most common bacon cut excludes the eye. This is what we call streaky bacon, because it has a higher fat content, and, ofcourse the bacon fat has the most flavour.
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"sorry archiduc but your post was a bit harsh sweetie."

Perhaps so msmofet, but I think you should read the origional post again --- thoroughly.

[msmofet]

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Originally Posted by attie Sorry msmofet, We have a different definition of bacon, correct me if I am wrong. Our normal bacon cut is called "middle rashers" which includes the eye and the flap, whereas your most common bacon cut excludes the eye. This is what we call streaky bacon, because it has a higher fat content, and, ofcourse the bacon fat has the most flavour. --------- --------- "sorry archiduc but your post was a bit harsh sweetie." Perhaps so msmofet, but I think you should read the origional post again --- thoroughly.

i did and yes that isn't an irish stew by any stretch more of a veggie stew BUT his post was a bit rough ............... well never mind thats just my opinion. thanks for the clear up of the bacon. so you are saying that our bacon in the usa has more meat?