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How To Make Irish Lamb Stew w/Guinness Stout

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Want a special Irish stew for St. Patrick's Day? This easy lamb stew is the BEST. Start with bacon and crisp it up in a large dutch oven.

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Season the lamb and brown it in the rendered bacon fat. This adds so much flavor to the Irish stew.

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Add chopped leeks, carrots and parsnips to the pot and simmer until the vegetables are tender. 

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Add potatoes, herbs, beef broth and a bottle of Guinness Stout. Braise the stew for about 1 1/2 hours.

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Add pearl onions. (We like to use the frozen ones because they're already peeled and blanched.)

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To thicken the stew and make a silky sauce, add a paste of flour and butter and stir into the Irish lamb stew until the sauce  has a velvety consistency. 

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Add frozen peas just before serving. This is the best Irish lamb stew and it's perfect for St. Patrick's Day.

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Make this easy Irish farmhouse recipe for your family this St. Patrick's Day.

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Everyone will love this tasty lamb stew.