Irish Stew in the Slow Cooker
Home » COOK » Recipes » Slow Cooker Recipes »Didn’t do much for St. Patrick’s Day this year (last year I held a dinner party) but I did make an Irish Stew in the slow cooker…here’s the recipe!
Cooked in a slow cooker for 6 hours (high) and 12 hours (low).
I made this in the slow cooker, but you could just as easily make it in a regular casserole dish in the oven. Ideally I would have cooked this overnight on low, but instead, I cooked it on high for 6 hours.
Irish Stew
Cooked in a slow cooker for 6 hours (high) and 12 hours (low).
Ingredients
- 250 g leeks sliced
- 300 g lamb steaks cut into bite sized pieces
- 500 g beef casserole steaks
- 700 g potatoes peeled and thickly sliced
- 2 white onions peeled and quartered
- 1 savoy cabbage cut into chunks
- 4 carrots cliced
- 400 ml beef stock
- freshly ground black pepper
- 4 tsp dried thyme
- one calorie/low calorie oil spray
Instructions
- Set your slow cooker to high to warm up.
- Add the potatoes, leeks, onions and carrots. Sprinkle with black pepper and thyme.
- Heat a frying pan and spray with oil. Brown the meat on all sides and add to the slow cooker.
- Pour over the beef stock and cook on high for 6 hours, or on low overnight.
- About an hour from the end of cooking, add the cabbage chunks to the top of the stew.
- If the gravy needs thickening, add some gravy granules to reach the desired consistency.
Nutritional information is always approximate and will depend on the quality of ingredients used and serving sizes. If you need exact calories and macros, please do your own calculations.
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Esther James
November 18, 2014 @ 8:53 pm
I absolutely love irish stew
Lorraine Stone
November 18, 2014 @ 10:35 am
This looks so scrummy ~ I can almost smell it!
Pauline Burroughs
November 17, 2014 @ 8:56 pm
Looks tasty, you can’t beat a meal like this on a cold winters day
Ellen Stafford
November 17, 2014 @ 8:49 pm
This looks amazing. I love a good stew.
Marie
November 17, 2014 @ 8:19 pm
This is such a great dish – no leftovers here!
Barbara Handley
November 17, 2014 @ 6:20 pm
I have had stew many times but not Irish Stew so will have a go at trying out this recipe.
pam Lawrence
November 17, 2014 @ 12:13 am
This looks amazingly delicious, and far darker and thicker than the usual Irish stew recipes I have seen. I might even try this version myself, it looks so appealing!
Robert Price
November 16, 2014 @ 7:04 pm
Looks lovely and I bet it tasted even better!!!
Belinda Matthews
November 16, 2014 @ 2:35 pm
looks really tasty, Im gonna try this recipe
kimberley
November 16, 2014 @ 10:22 am
Going to try this recipe as my kids love irish stew thank you
Jamie
November 16, 2014 @ 9:10 am
Omg, that looks amazing, I think my grandad makes it In a smi way, I’m going to try this recipe and see if it
cakesphotoslife (Angie)
November 12, 2014 @ 2:25 pm
you cant beat a good old irish stew x
michelle bennett
November 10, 2014 @ 2:54 am
oh this looks yummy! Perfect now its cold :D
Eleanor Wigmore
November 4, 2014 @ 11:07 pm
I might make this for my Irish husband – it looks great!
Sam B
November 1, 2014 @ 8:22 pm
I love a good Irish stew, this is amazing! I cook mine in oven as I don’t have a slow cooker :(
Sarah M
October 30, 2014 @ 5:34 pm
Wow looks delicious!
Lynne Collins
October 30, 2014 @ 9:12 am
My favourite winter food has to be slow cooked stews!! Irish stew is one of the best
kim neville
October 28, 2014 @ 9:25 pm
Lovely dish to make
Edward Guerreiro
October 28, 2014 @ 8:15 pm
I absolutely love Stew. When my mother makes it, she always adds a whole peeled potato into the pot, before the chopped potatoes, and then mashes it in when its soft enough. That way you can the get liquid nice and thick, without having to add more gravy. Just thought I would offer an alternative method.
Francesca
October 28, 2014 @ 5:00 pm
I love this recipe as it reminds me of living in Ireland x
CAROL PATRICK
October 28, 2014 @ 4:39 pm
Lovely winter warmer – nourishing & delicious
Karen Cowley
October 28, 2014 @ 3:56 pm
This sounds delicious , love to try x
Liz Ferguson
October 28, 2014 @ 3:54 pm
perfect warm-up for this cold weather
maci234
October 28, 2014 @ 1:38 pm
love this I will bee trying this soon
Heather Haigh
October 28, 2014 @ 1:33 pm
That looks so rich and comforting – must make some this week.
Tina Lawton
May 8, 2014 @ 12:49 am
Okay, so I know summer is here, but I just LOVE stew! It’s my ultimate comfort food, this is definitely going on next weeks meal list :)
Michelle Ordever
May 9, 2014 @ 8:00 am
It is definitely a great comfort food – especially huddled up on cold winter nights!! Enjoy this one when you make it!!
Helen Talboys
January 28, 2014 @ 1:29 pm
Always looking for some hearty slow cooker recipes and this sounds fab, especially on these cold winter nights, definitely will give it a try :)
Michelle Ordever
January 28, 2014 @ 7:47 pm
Gotta love a stew on these cold winter nights – looks like the cold is here to stay for a bit yet though :( However, excuse to eat comfort foods!
Julie Rayner
January 22, 2014 @ 11:58 pm
Sounds great. Perfect for st Patricks day
Michelle Ordever
January 23, 2014 @ 11:43 am
Indeed it would!
Marge Reeni
January 20, 2014 @ 8:26 pm
This sounds delicious…. I bought some diced lamb today and intend giving this a go for dinner tomorrow.
Thanks for sharing x
Michelle Ordever
January 21, 2014 @ 11:59 am
Hope you enjoy it! We love a warming strew round here x