Directions
Place mutton with thyme in sauce pan and add cold water to cover. Bring slowly to the boil and simmer for one hour. Add onions, potatoes, carrots, and peeled and roughly copped. Season. Continue cooking until vegetables are tender. Adjust seasoning. May be served alone or with cooked green cabbage or sprouts.
Sausage & Potato Coddle
Ingredients
1/2 pound thick-sliced bacon, cut in 2" pieces
1 pound pork sausage links
2 large onions, sliced
4 large potatoes, (2 pounds)
salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 cups water
Directions
In skillet, cook the bacon pieces until golden, then drain on paper towels. Brown sausages (prick in several places with fork) in bacon fat; drain on paper towels and slice into 1/4-inch pieces. Peel and slice potatoes about 1/4-inch thick. In a casserole dish, alternate layers of bacon, sausage, onion, and potato, seasoning the potatoes with salt and pepper. Sprinkle each layer with a little parsley. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of fat from the skillet. Add water and bring to the boil. Pour over the potato casserole. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Remove the cover and cook an additional 15 minutes, until the top is browned and potatoes are tender.
O'Donoghue's Beef Stew Ingredients
Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds round steak, or stew steak
3 medium carrots
3 medium parsnips
1/2 cup barley, pearled
8 potatoes
stock or soup mixture (beef or oxtail)
Salt
Pepper
Mixed herbs
Directions
Boil some water in a large saucepan, sufficient to cover the meat and have approx 1" left above. Put in the chopped (large chunks) meat, lower heat to keep the stew simmering, put in the chopped/diced carrots and parsnips, add herbs, salt and pepper to taste, leave simmer for a while (say 20 mins). Add the peeled whole potatoes and some stock/soup mixture or cornflour { cornstarch mixed with cold water] to thicken, keep the mixture simmering and stir occasionally; after about 1hr from start-time taste and check the potatoes. Remember the best stews are left on for a long time 1 1/2 hrs or more.
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