Irish Lamb Stew

Slow Cooker Irish Lamb Stew

Ingredients:

• Lamb, cubed, about 400 g. (neck is best, but any cut is fine, look for a bits that are a little fatty)
• Bacon (thick cut)
• Beef broth, 1 liter (can cut with water)
• Splash of red wine
• 1 large leek, sliced (can substitute small white onion or shallots)
• 5 small potatoes, sliced/cubed
• 5 large carrots, sliced
• 1 heaping tablespoon thyme
• 1 modest tablespoon rosemary
• Salt and pepper

Steps

1. Cook the bacon a bit, doesn't have to be cooked fully
2. Sear the lamb cubes in the bacon fat to lock in the flavor
3. Cut up the bacon int small chunks
4. Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker
5. Cook on low for 8-10 hours
6. If it's a little soupier than you want after cooking (and you want it a bit more gloppy stew-like), mix corn flour with water to create a paste and then add to pot
7. Serve with a little fresh parsley sprinkled on top

This works totally fine if you skip the bacon. You can just combine everything in the slow cooker