Name: Slow-cooked Irish Stew using Lamb's neck
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 1 kg lamb's neck (get your Butcher to cut into 1-inch thickness); 1/4 cup plain flour; 1 brown onion chopped; 2 carrots, peeled and cut into 2 cm chunks; 1 swede, peeled and cut into 2 cm chunks; 1 parsnip, peeled and cut into 2 cm chunks; 1 turnip, peeled and cut into 2 cm chunks; 8 baby potatoes, washed and peeled; 500g mushrooms (optional); 2 beef stock cubes (I used Massel ~ beef flavoured vegetarian); 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1/4 frozen peas; 4 cups of water; 1/4 cup of cornflour

Slow-cooked Irish Stew using Lamb's neck

April 13, 2012

Hearty Irish lamb stews with lamb's neck, carrots, potatoes, and peas.
Irish Stew and Irish Soda Bread

Me: Sweetie... since you are going to Ireland, shall we try some Irish food at home?

E: oh OK... by the way what do you have in mind?
Me: Perhaps Irish Stew served with either Colcannon or Champs.
E: and what's in the Irish Stew?
Me: Lamb's neck with lots of vegetable like swede, potatoes, carrots, peas... etc etc etc
E: Lamb's neck?...errr... Its OK mom... you can enjoy Irish Stew when I am not around

So my plan to have Irish Stew was derailed, until she landed safely in Ireland!

Irish Stew and Irish Soda Bread

She's so looking forward to this Music Tour, and she is thrilled to be travelling with her friends and 140 other students... (no mom or dad to nag).
Yippee!
Freedom for 3 weeks.
And her personal highlight would be ~ she could proudly claim that she's the "FIRST and only ONE" in the family, that had been there, as none of us had ever set foot in Ireland before!!!

The day E stepped foot and entered the Music programme in her current school ( Education Department 'Gifted and Talented Programme' ... under Music Scholarship...to play harp)...

There were talks that they might be going to Europe (Ireland-France-Belgium) for their 2012 Music Tour, which was in 2010...

Irish Stew and Irish Soda Bread

Itinerary was finalised by mid-2011...Needless to say ... E was so excited when the school confirmed the trip...
She has been counting down starting from years, then months, then weeks, then days, then hours till take off last Thursday.

She's been away for a week now.
We texted each other almost every night (for me) and morning (for E)...

She is enjoying her time in Ireland visiting castles, performing either for schools or for the county officials, and the highlight of their Irish tour was the Titanic 100 years Rememberance in Cobh, County of Cork (she was so chuffed... telling D that George Clooney was in the same town... at the same time, however, she didn't get the chance to meet him......awwww)

The most worrying part is that she may find shops, like "TOP SHOPS" and the "like"...aaarggghhh Habis!!! *She'll come home with heavy luggage and an empty purse

Irish Stew and Irish Soda Bread

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Comments

TorviewtorontoApril 13, 2012 at 10:56 AM
lovely meal flavours and presentation
lemongrassApril 13, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Lucky Girl!
I would have been over the moon as well to be ther first one in the family to go to Ireland :-).
How are you coping though with her being away for 3 weeks?
Rosa's Yummy YumsApril 13, 2012 at 2:14 PM
Delicious and so comforting! Lovely pictures too.

Cheers,

Rosa
Lisa HoApril 14, 2012 at 6:58 AM
Torviewtoronto
Thank you :)

Lemongrass
If i were in her shoes... I would too ;)

Thanks for asking. Sleeps dont come easy... :(
House is so much quieter ... as she is the livewire(my son is the opposite)...the comforting part is that she communicates whenever she could get wifi (unlike abang dia - total silence when he was away)

Rosa
Thank you :)
Nami | Just One CookbookApril 14, 2012 at 4:40 PM
Hi Lisa! Ahhhh you know how to present the stew - so beautiful!!
mycookinghutApril 15, 2012 at 4:33 AM
Lovely stew!
Oh I am sure your daughter is enjoying her moment!!
Lisa HoApril 16, 2012 at 10:39 AM
Nami
Arigato :)

Leemei
Terimakasih :)
Reem | Simply ReemApril 16, 2012 at 11:17 PM
Beautiful!!!!
Such gorgeous presentation, this stew looks lovely!!!
The bread itself is very tempting...
Gorgeous Meal!!!!
Angie's RecipesApril 17, 2012 at 12:43 PM
A hearty and comforting meal. Soda bread buns look so cool.
Two more weeks, E will be home. Try not to miss her too much.
kankanaApril 19, 2012 at 4:35 AM
Such exciting time for her :) I am sure she is have the best time and enjoying every bit just like how I am enjoying the looks of this stew! I don't enjoy lamb but I am sure it will taste good with some other meet too.
OlaApril 19, 2012 at 11:39 PM
it looks deliciuous and I definietly would not mind to try it:)

Life and travelling
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WokandSpoonApril 20, 2012 at 5:39 AM
Hope your daughter enjoys her trip! Love the photos....even though I don't eat meat.