How authentic Irish stew is made
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Irish stew is Ireland's hearty national dish and a symbol of Irish comfort food, cherished for its simplicity and wholesome flavors. In this video, we'll show you how this slow-cooked dish is made, how to choose the right ingredients and which kind of meat you should use. Dave Power, head Chef at The Boxty House, will show you his tricks.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:21 The ingredients
01:12 The meat
01:45 The cooking process part 1
03:00 A little bit of history
03:19 Finishing the stew
03:47 Outro
CREDITS
Report: Meggin Leigh
Camera: Florian Mettke
Edit: Nicola Tietz
Supervising editor: Ruben Kalus
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I'm from Ireland and Gallaghers is OK to go to for stew or other Irish dishes, but if you are a tourist there are much much cheaper, and better places to go to, my advice is to avoid Templebar completely, it's massively overpriced, go over the bridge to the northside (the Ha'penny Bridge is through an alleyway just off Templebar), and ask a few locals, The Lotts (just over the bridge) is as decent value as you'll get in an otherwise outrageously expensive city!
@shirahime23
6 ай бұрын
I'll keep this in mind for when I visit. Thank you so much for sharing! I hope to reconnect to my Irish roots--my father is Irish, but I grew up in a different country. I want to be able to know what it was like to live his life as an Irishman, and food is one way of discovering these roots. I appreciate the tip!
@JohnCritch-tf4mb
6 ай бұрын
I mean 22 euro per portion. Fir a bowl of stew. It isn't that good.
@joshuajohnson2216
6 ай бұрын
Ok I keep that in mind 😊
@udomshukul3383
6 ай бұрын
I went to temple Bar for only photo and a pint of Guinness only
@MrJahka
6 ай бұрын
If you visit Ireland honestly you can skip Dublin it’s just like any other European capital.. Galway, Cork, and Limerick, and the countryside were much more interesting to me personally
3:05 The dish was made to feed the masses because it was cheap and hearty enough to get the workers through a hard day's labour 3:15 It runs at 22 euros per portion.
@lindawarren6721
6 ай бұрын
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🤣🤣
@simonlivsey7425
6 ай бұрын
😂
@colinwilton1108
6 ай бұрын
Temple Bar = Get your money out ya feckin tourist.
@JK-ww8dn
6 ай бұрын
30 portion pot of stew made for 28 quid, Single portion sold at 22 euro. That's Dublin for ya.
@mistermysteryman107
6 ай бұрын
That’s HEINOUS.
It was cheap and hearty enough to feed the masses but now costs 22 euro per portion
@tollermaus
6 ай бұрын
I know, right? I chuckled to myself that I could probably feed 4-6 with what he charges one. And where was the salt and pepper, a bay leaf and maybe some thyme? Did the Irish not use herbs and seasonings?
@rod9829
6 ай бұрын
@@tollermaus no too poor (coming from an actual Irish person)
@user-oo3vz2gt6v
5 ай бұрын
@@tollermaus Rosemary is missing as well. But in return we dont get told whats in the chicken broth :DD
@NazriB
4 ай бұрын
Lies again? Serie A Leader AMWF Car
@anfearaerach
3 ай бұрын
@@user-oo3vz2gt6v Rosemary can turn bitter in a stew tho, this is the recipe.
Been to Gallagher Boxty House once, unfortunately like the rest of Temple Bar. They sell a mediocre product, at a high price. It's just a tourist trap, ripping people off! I would advise any tourist coming to Dublin. Go to Temple Bar for one pint then leave and explore the rest of the city. Better pints, better food and alot cheaper.
My Mother’s recipe was similar , beef was used at times and very good.HER SECRET, if there were more than 8 people cut the meat smaller
@DWFood
8 ай бұрын
sounds delicious! ☺ Have you ever cooked it yourself using your mother's recipe?
@macnchessplz
Ай бұрын
Cutting the meat smaller to stretch makes sense….
Love & respect for Ireland from Bangladesh!!❤
@AdnanChowdhury-pv5em
2 ай бұрын
As a visitor from Bangladesh, we visited Ireland 6 years ago and it was an amazing experience. The people were warm and friendly. We stayed in Dundalk but visited Dublin.
@anirudhkashikar2300
Ай бұрын
Citizenship
@MurphyTheOldMan
11 күн бұрын
indian armpit fritters
Im irish and I'll use beef or lamb, its only a stew just use whatever you've got, as long as it tastes good 👍
@elvenkind6072
8 ай бұрын
It's a very old recipe, I guess it's what replaced pottage, since the Irish still have barley in it, instead of just potato. A kind of food that only taste better if it's allowed to be cooked even more the next day, and even the day after that. (At least with the Norwegian version).
@LailaQ
6 ай бұрын
Well put so use dog or cat meat then
@elvenkind6072
6 ай бұрын
@@LailaQ That's your dream? To eat woofy or meowy?
@CommanderBunbun-fx5xu
6 ай бұрын
Hi, this is Rishi, PM of Ireland. I would like to inform you that your Irish citizenship has been revoked. You are now British. Congratulations for the upgrade.
@civlyzed
6 ай бұрын
I've seen a few French dishes containing horse meat and have always been curious about it. I don't know if it's eaten much outside France, but it's frowned on here in the USA. Maybe because of the Cowboy heritage and lots of people raise them for everything other than food.
We do exactly the same here in Morocco but without barley inside. We eat this dish with bread too, but dipping bread pieces in the stew! Wonderful how cultures can do the same
@Sunshine-un5ww
6 ай бұрын
We use barely with lentils in Spanish cooking. First you start with a sofrito base.
@user-oo3vz2gt6v
5 ай бұрын
Yeah. Weird how cultures all over the world sooner or later stumble over the obvious. "Oh, look! We can just throw together whatever we have on singular ingridiences and put it on a long cook. And it *allways* turns out delicious!". What an achievment ;PPP
@ryancyt
4 ай бұрын
tajine?
@zahraty27
4 ай бұрын
@@ryancyt yes it’s one of tajines
YES!!! THAT'S MY TYPE OF FOOD!!! TOPPED WITH A GUINNESS, AND SOME LOVELY IRISH SODA BREAD!!!! WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE ABOUT THIS SLICE OF HEAVEN???
Middle Eastern cuisine has a lamb stew in which the sauce is tomato based. There are similar dishes that use okra or green beans in the stew. Common in Lebanon and Palestine.
I made my Irish stew following this video, and the dish tasted very good.
One of my favourite dishes, we use to get something similar in high school (with beef instead of lamb, it was a public school so its cheaper 😅) but as i grew older i usually make this in my house with lamb like twice per week, its the best thing ever to eat on a cold winter day.
i have irish blood on my great grands side. i love irish stew ! i remember in the 60s or 70s we used to get TOM PIPER irish stew in tins. cant find it in my country anymore. loved that ! Easter IS APPROACHING. going to make this
I use to eat this dish in childhood , made by my grandmother , i am from a city in uttar pradesh India . My grandmother always cooks mutton like this , the only difference is that gravy is not thick as there were so many people to feed
€22 a portion for stew?! I can make a pot of the stuff for less than half that price!
@---iv5gj
6 ай бұрын
lmao €22 can feed a family of five or more
@snowflakemelter1172
6 ай бұрын
You can't buy and run a resturant on that price though.
@antonzhivkov2525
6 ай бұрын
@@---iv5gj Con 22€ comen 5 o más personas? Donde? 22:5=4,40€ y esto es imposible.
@SirZafiro
6 ай бұрын
@@antonzhivkov2525 No tiene sentido dividir en 5, obviamente si compras los ingredientes para hacer porciones individuales no se puede.
@antonzhivkov2525
6 ай бұрын
@@SirZafiro Lo mires por donde lo mires, pongas los ingredientes que pongas, pero con 22€ es imposible dar de comer a cinco personas. Eso sería echárselo todo crudo, porque la luz, el gas, el agua, sal, aceite y etc, también cuentan. A mí el desayuno en el bar me cuesta 3.50. El menú de día entre 13-15, que con el café sube aún más. Para cenar alguna cosa: hamburguesa, hotdog, media ración de algo, o sea entre 5-10€. Tú calcula y verás.
I watched your video this morning and just had to try it. So away I went to the store . Now I’ve tried various versions. But I have to say your recipe is the bomb. Never heard of the barley add ..But I bought a bag and used it. It was amazing and will definitely include. About 2 hrs as stated .. Delish !!! Thank You
@DWFood
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your experience!
I've been wanting to try irish stew for a long time. I'm gonna give it try.
Lovely recipe - I do like the addition of pearl barley. Next time I make Irish stew, I'll follow your recipe. Thank you.
The best memories are made around the table 😍
Every family in Ireland has their own way of doing stew. Carrots, Onions, spuds and meat are usually the base ingredients. Beef is fine and actually more common - lamb is expensive in Ireland and therefore far less likely to end up in a stew. No-one drinks stout with their dinner unless they're at the pub! And the Irish eat sliced white bread much more often than farmhouse.
It looks delicious & warm, best for Autumn
Nice recipe. Irish Stew with lamb. Yum!
@DWFood
8 ай бұрын
thank you! Have you cooked it yourself? 😊
Love Irish stew ❤I worked in a kitchen and one chef 🧑🍳 used to teach me a few meals 🎉
In my city there is an Irish pub, and Irish stew is my favorite meal there.
In the old time before the potato come the the irish land the people use turnip instead
I’m definitely going to try this!
I would love to try that recipe ❤
That was a favourite dish that I made once a week when the family were at home. I love potatoes and am 3/4 Irish.
22€ per portion in a pub? I can make a gallon of stew with that money
@MW-yg1ut
8 ай бұрын
Even in Switzerland you get a good meal for this money
@salvos7101
8 ай бұрын
This. That price is outright insulting. Place should be shut down.
@aoconnnell
8 ай бұрын
€22 plus a pint - still not cheap, but better
@whitebeardskitchen6473
8 ай бұрын
It's Dublin fer jasus sake! Anything between 8 to 9.5 euros for a pint of Guinness and It's feckin brewed in the place! Bring yer wallet with plenty of cash, ye will need it! 😂😂😂
@richardfallon5507
Ай бұрын
in your own home yes , how many staff and massive overhead costs have you in your own kitchen ??
This is a dish that everyone loves in Ireland north and south..there are many variations and each family has it's own way - the lamb with minimal herbs is said to be closer to the original...personally I think beef is best with 1 clove of garlic, sage and black pepper...with brennans or nutty krust white pan bread on the side
I cook goat meat, front leg, ribcage portions, preferably, as meat attached to bones are tender. I use sunflower oil, put little bay leaves, onions cut into pieces, whole cumin seeds, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, whole black peppers. On medium heat, when spices become fragrant, i put meat, saute for 5 minutes add little flour. Then add salt, plus few pieces of tomatoes, again saute and cover for 10 minutes. Add large pieces of potatoes, beetroot, carrots and green papaya. Green papaya makes meat soft. Then add warm water, pressure cook for 30 minutes. All set.
I WILL TRY THAT THANKS
...my late wife was my prep cook when I made 'Irish' Stew, but with beef insteadda lamb...made it the same cast aluminum pot my grandmother got back ca the mid 20s - almost 100 years ago - as a premium for shopping at a particular store in Bridgeport, CT - and in the same way as demonstrated here...
Inspired by this video, I made Irish Stew a few days ago. I loved it and will definitely make it again. I know lamb is traditional but given how expensive it is in America at the moment, I'll use stew beef next time.
@anti-ethniccleansing465
6 ай бұрын
Why not eat the vegetarian version, like he mentioned? He said to use mushrooms and vegetable broth instead of meat and meat broth. The animals will be very grateful you didn’t needlessly kill them, and your body will be thankful too, because animal flesh isn’t good for it (vegetarians and vegans live around a decade longer than meat eaters)!
@AM-fo1jp
4 ай бұрын
That would be vegetable soup.
looks delish
This is really good healthy clean food. I like this :)
I live in the states but I make it with lamb . Have yet to go to Ireland but I'm Irish on my moms side so I enjoy trying the cuisine and trying to make it in traditional ways. I even switched to bacon a few times instead of corned beef and cabbage , but now I make both because corned beef is just so good,
@anfearaerach
3 ай бұрын
Are ye "Mammy left ireland for the US" Irish or "it's been several generations" Irish because with the latter, you're just american like
@richardfallon5507
Ай бұрын
Traditional Irish stew is LAMB , so keep using it,
😋 looks delicious
It’s made its way to India. My mum has been cooking this since we were kids. yummy !
Great video!
Im brazilian bur have tried it in England when was an exchange student, thats just super! We do have a dish here that its really like irish stew, its called “picadinho”
I wish Mutton was used more often. Such a nice meat, full of flavour. Great vlog, many thanks.
@DWFood
8 ай бұрын
thank you! 😊 For which recipes do you use Mutton?
@gow2ilove
8 ай бұрын
@@DWFoodmutton curry, which is a Caribbean dish, is very nice
@---iv5gj
6 ай бұрын
most of the world eats mutton. the english speaking world does not
@thecat558
6 ай бұрын
Can't find it in the shops. The curry houses buy it all up
Thanks 🙏
My father made Coddle for us - cheap and cheerful 😎🇮🇪
@user-hy8cl6zb7f
6 ай бұрын
Nicest meal ever
I Will definitely try to cook ...
Irish stew cabbage and Haggis yum my granny in Ennis Ireland😊❤
I am already salivating 😂😂😂❤❤❤
Does the pint of stout come with the stew for that price? I've been to Gallaghers many a time and the food is really nice. I'm afraid to look at the menu now to see how much the prices have gone up.
I will try to cook this
Not only popular in Ireland...lol. I'm from the Netherlands and we love it as well, even have our own version, but the Irish one is more awesome. Since it is with - lamb. Great for stew!
Looks yummy 😋 cheers
YUM!
Grandmother and Mother made Irish stew with just, Beef, Spuds, Carrots, Parsnip and Onions with lovely thick tasty gravy. But each to their own i suppose. Looks great in video by the way.
@richardfallon5507
Ай бұрын
sounds ok , but Irish stew gravy is not thick.
@67lionsoflisbon37
Ай бұрын
@@richardfallon5507 it is what you want it to be. You do it your way.
My favourite 🎉
Love an Irish stew. I tend to use boned-out shoulder but cook it with the browned bones in the pot for extra oomph, just fish them out and discard them before serving. Distinctly not traditional but a nice thick slice of black pudding per person added at the same time as the spuds is just lovely or if money for lamb is a bit tight. I get eight big portions for about, oh, twenty two Euros the lot...
This is not traditional Irish stew. The only ingredients in Irish stew is neck of mutton, onion, potato, salt and pepper. Water or stock added and cooked very slowly for several hours.
@davestewart3401
6 ай бұрын
correct sir
@muri134
Ай бұрын
Yes you are right
@richardfallon5507
Ай бұрын
at last , someone who knows how to cook it,
Looks delicious; ESP in winter. ..... ( I'll probably never get the chance to try it ,)
This is very similar to a very traditional Norwegian dish called Lapskaus ("lapse-'cause"), almost "national dish" here too. Trying to get google to translate lapskaus into English, just make it say "stew", and I think that's correct. Any Irish Stew is lapskaus, if the stew is something else, another word for stew is used. Here it's the same, only no barley, but turnips instead. Mutton (smoked&salted lamb can be used) and often also some traditional sausage is added. Served with flatbread (or any bread) and butter. An everyday, hearty meal.
@DWFood
8 ай бұрын
thanks for your insights! Sounds quite similar and delicious - did you try the Irish stew as well?
@jamesjameson4566
6 ай бұрын
And they call people from Liverpool scousers, and it's to do with a traditional dish called "scouse" I believe, it has to come from your word.
@elvenkind6072
6 ай бұрын
@@jamesjameson4566 Hi, thanks for your feedback! And yes, Wikiepedia say's that "scouse" is a short for "lobscouse" and if you go to Norway and ask for lobscouse, they will most likely give you lapskaus. A very filling meal, tasty and something babies, adults or elders all can eat, only adults would prefer some extra pepper and some flatbread with butter, and the babies (and elders with no teeth) prefer it more mashed up, because of the light taste. Also it just turn better the next day or two days after you made it, since the meat turn more tender and everything just mixes nicely. So a great, everyday meal, where it can be made with some potatoes, carrots and cheap hotdog-sausages, or if you want to feed like the whole family, then you just use some quality, smoked/salted lamb and some nice local sausages, with a high meat-content. Norwegian wikipedia say's it's common in Liverpool and the Wirral, spread through port-areas and popular in poor areas, it says. We are close in many things when it come to Norwegian-English history.
@LJBrown25
6 ай бұрын
Here in northern Germany we have a dish called Labskaus (spelt with a b) but it is nothing like a stew.
I had to bring something to a potluck once and made a close version of this stew without realizing it using what I already had in my fridge. only big difference is I used lard drippings and pork shoulder instead of mutton.
I love Irish stew
I'd love to try their lamb comfort food. ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Better yet, I'll try and cook it at home.
i'm hungry now!
@DWFood
8 ай бұрын
Make yourself a delicious Irish stew! 🙂
interesting. the pearl barley is interesting addition
Looks like I am doing it perfectly right then. But an Irish person would still know the difference. (:
Remove the barley and Turks have the same stew. I'd imagine alot of other cuisines as well. Carrot + potato + onion + tough cut meat in a stew is a common meal in many cultures i'd imagine.
@Sunshine-un5ww
6 ай бұрын
Also so good on a chilly day.
Up to a year, sheep meat is Lamb, between 1 - 2 years Hogget, over 2 years Mutton. The flavour gets stronger as they age.
I like how he uses barley to thicken it up. He's also right not to use beef. Beef stewing meat is very tough. I prefer to use it for something like goulash instead where tomatoes can cook it down for hours.
Mmm mushroom Irish stew, one small plate please ♥️🙂
My grandmother never used potatoes but turnips and sometimes parsnip.
Are there no condiments added? Pepper, salt, garlic, laurel leaf? I also add Guiness to my lamb stew, I thought that was traditional and it tastes very good too!!
"A cheap and hearty meal for the masses" "22 euros" Well...
ありがとう❤こんにちは! I'm from Japan. I love beef stew. I like Irish stew.
I'm jealous!
OMG 😂 the subtitles
Chef, eat it with Thailand rice and cut small chillies in soy sauce. You can have them all mix in a bowl. It tastes great !
Yummy one of my favourites you can also add Gunnies 😊😊😊😊
My gran wasn't Irish but made just the best Irish stew with butter beans she'd make it the day before and would make her own bread nothing like butter on warm bread and hot stew
Love British Isles food always very hearty xx
6 ай бұрын
No.
@jayjayn007
5 ай бұрын
You don't say this to the Irish. Britain is not Ireland.
@cllc3674
5 ай бұрын
@@jayjayn007 Irish are British we are all from British isles love xx
@jayjayn007
5 ай бұрын
@@cllc3674 we are not. Maybe you're thinking of Northern Ireland. That's still a part of the UK. But word of advice, if you ever come visit the Republic of Ireland you're best to not say this here as it could cause offence.
I'm not Irish - but have always thought the "traditional" accompaniment was large leaves of plain boiled or steamed cabbage...not put into the stew so it doesn't overcook, served separately at the end for a flavour & texture contrast...also the rich gravy helps kids (and picky adults!) eat plenty of the cheap, nutritious cabbage they have in abundance.
Any seasoning?
Thanks. So many recipes advise lamb stock, fish stock....maybe easy to find in Europe but not so USA as far as I know. And online fish stock very pricey. I think traditionally in Ireland just water?
@gerardacronin334
6 ай бұрын
Or you could make it from scratch.
@richardfallon5507
Ай бұрын
where are you going with fish stock for a lamb dish, When all your ingredients are cooking , the stock it makes is all that is necessary, Just add a little salt,
@mjw12345
Ай бұрын
@@richardfallon5507 'many recipes advise lamb stock, fish stock....- you misinterpret or what I write is confusing. Lamb stock is in reference to the Irish lamb stew! Ref re fish stock' is in relation to many great Irish seafood chowder recipes here. The latter - fish stock - especially I never see at least NE USA markets and it's quite expensive online (see Amazon!). Yes, easy to make the latter at home but getting white fish bones is a pain in the....here! BTW, here he adds what seems 6 cups at least lamb and chicken stock.
Danke schoen
Irlandia bagus.. salam hangat dari Indonesia
I remember watching an old documentary about daily meal of irish people, the meal mainly consists of potato, lamb, milk, and wheat strangely enough they dont talk about spices, not even pepper, i remember feeling depressed.
Leeks with spuds, just before the end?
Do you simmer the stew covered or uncovered?
@jamesjameson4566
6 ай бұрын
I like to l ow these things too
Man that looks amazing! Wish I had that whole pot right now.
Nearly fell over at 22 euros for a stew. That's $36 dollar's Australian. Nice steak dinner there
Looks awesome ❤❤😊😊
Yeah, I love chiken stok MSG flavor
No mention of salt or white pepper. And thyme. Don't forget the thyme.
@JimmyHandtrixx
6 ай бұрын
thyme mustve came later because it was originally just s&p
Get that Guinness in there!
I have one bag of stewing lamb but not enough for the large pot I’m making is it safe to use stewing venison? I won’t use beef to insult the dish.
@angel-leegeraghty3257
2 ай бұрын
I can’t obtain mutton here where I am from or I would have got that. I am third generation Irish but never got a chance to learn about the authentic recipes but I’m learning
Many folk use beef as an alternative to lamb. It’s delicious either way. Always nice if you throw in a pint of Guinness… minus the glass! 🤣
My kind of food.
It’s so similar to Welsh cawl - it must be a Celtic thing.
We use Lamb as in Cawl
Something similar exists in Switzerland: Chabis & Schaaffleisch - roughly translatable to Cabbage & Sheep Meat
@leung9401
6 ай бұрын
Heisst das nid Hafechabis?
@lino9814
6 ай бұрын
@@leung9401 In Uri einfach Chabis und Schaaffleisch - kein Übername
@leung9401
6 ай бұрын
@@lino9814 Ich känn's nume vo Schwyz.. ha gmeint i de Innerschwiiz heisst's überall Hafechabis. Demfall hani öppis nüüs dezuegleert..
@Hostefar
5 ай бұрын
Fårikål
@leung9401
5 ай бұрын
@@Hostefar Very similar..
Well, now im hungry
Is that an induction plate he is using