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Irish stew (Irish: Stobhach Gaelach) is a traditional Irish dish made from lamb or mutton as well as potatoes, onions, and parsley ^[1]. It originated in Ireland but appears in cookbooks all over Europe, including in Escoffier's Guide Culinaire. Image File history File links Wikibooks-logo. ... Wikibooks logo Wikibooks, previously called Wikimedia Free Textbook Project and Wikimedia-Textbooks, is a wiki for the creation of books. ... See also lamb (disambiguation) An unweaned lamb The terms lamb, hoggett or mutton are used to describe the meat of a domestic sheep. ... Mutton may refer to either: The meat of a sheep In parts of Asia, the meat of a goat Category: ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, commonly grown for its starchy tuber. ... Binomial name L. Many plants in the genus Allium are known by the common name onion but, used without qualifiers, it usually refers to Allium cepa. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Georges Auguste Escoffier (October 28, 1846 (?)-February 12, 1935) was a French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer who popularized and updated traditional French cooking methods. ... Written in 1903, by Auguste Escoffier, Le Guide Culinaire is a historic book in the history of European haute cuisine. ...

Plate of Irish Stew.

Irish stew is a filling, flavourful dish made with the most readily-available ingredients. The Irish raised primarily sheep and root crops for subsistence. The sheep provided wool for warm clothing, milk for drinking and making cheese, and eventually food. Potatoes were the main food crop, prior to the potato famine. (Sometimes the potatoes are boiled separately, and added before serving, as they tend to break down faster than other ingredients.) Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Irish stew, or "stobhach gaelach" as it is called in Irish, is traditionally made of lamb or mutton (mutton is from less tender sheep over two years of age), potatoes, onions, and parsley. Sometimes, only lamb or mutton neckbones, shanks, and other trimmings were the only basis for the stock. Yet, these would-be discards still held enough flavor after a long simmering process to do justice to a hearty bowl of stew. The root vegetables added further flavor and thickening power, as well as filling sustenance. Some cooks added turnips or parsnips, carrots, and barley when available. A meat shank or shin is the portion of meat around the tibia of the animal, the far end of the leg. ... Trinomial name Brassica rapa rapa L. For similar vegetables also called turnip, see Turnip (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Pastinaca sativa L. The parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) is a root vegetable related to the carrot. ... Binomial name L. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ... Binomial name L. Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is an annual cereal grain, which serves as a major animal feed crop, with smaller amounts used for malting and in health food. ...

Although traditionally made with lamb or mutton, Irish stew was sometimes a meal which was thrown together with non-prime cuts and filled out with potatoes. More recently, Irish stew has been made with beef.

When Irish people began immigrating to the United States, they naturally brought along their food traditions. The stew evolved and adapted to include the local offerings. Sheep were not as plentiful, so other types of meat were often substituted. The recipe has evolved to often include Guinness stout and Paprika. Some variations have exalted this original peasant dish to near gourmet status. Guinness logo World War II era advert. ... Bell peppers come in various shapes and colors, and are used to make paprika. ...

In popular culture

Irish stews figure in the 1959 Goon Show episode The Scarlet Capsule, a parody of the BBC serial Quatermass and the Pit, in which several people are struck down by flying Irish stews (a reference to flying objects animated by telekinesis in the original serial.) Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Goon Show was a hugely popular and extremely influential British radio comedy programme, which was originally produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1951 to 1960 on the BBC Home Service. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... The opening titles of Quatermass and the Pit. ... Psychokinesis (literally mind-movement) or PK is the more commonly used term today for what in the past was known as telekinesis (literally distant-movement). It refers to the psi ability to influence the behavior of matter by mental intention (or possibly some other aspect of mental activity) alone. ...

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See also

• Scouse
• Lancashire Hotpot
• List of Ireland-related topics