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Irish Stew with Irish Soda Bread {Crock Pot}

Monday, March 3, 2014 by Lolli 14 Comments

 

I love a good stew. And this is a good stew.

Irish Stew with Irish Soda Bread

I was determined to try a somewhat traditional Irish recipe to celebrate my Irish roots (because St. Patrick’s Day should not ONLY be celebrated with green desserts and green candy. Ha!). I was somewhat disappointed that every recipe I found that was considered Irish had some sort of beer in it. Since I am not an alcohol drinker, I figured I’d attempt a stew recipe without beer. I used what I had on hand, of course. I’ve cooked meats in Coca-Cola before, and I almost always have Coke Zero on hand, so a can of Coke was the obvious alternate. Note: I did leave the red cooking wine in the recipe since I do keep some cooking wine in the back of my shelf for the occasional recipe.

Irish Stew with Irish Soda Bread

My untraditional addition to the traditional Irish stew was pure perfection…but the real star of this dinner was the Irish soda bread. If you’ve ever made Irish soda bread, you’ll know that it isn’t pretty. It’s far from being pretty, but it makes up for it’s looks in the way it tastes. I don’t know if I will ever eat a stew without a nice chunk of soda bread on the side for dipping.

Irish Stew with Irish Soda Bread

After studying and comparing several recipes, I made one last change: I threw it all in my crock pot so that it could slow cook all day.

Irish Beef Stew with Irish Soda Bread

5.0 from 3 reviews
Irish Stew with Irish Soda Bread
 
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Prep time
30 mins
Cook time
7 hours
Total time
7 hours 30 mins
 
This Irish Stew deviates from traditional Irish Stew with the substitution of Coke for the beer and beef instead of lamb, but it still has the wonderful flavors and aroma of a good, hearty Irish stew!
Author: Lolli
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 1½ to 2 pounds stew meat, cubed
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 6 cups beef broth
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 1 can Coke
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon dried thyme
  • 1 Tablespoon Worchestershire sauce
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 5 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 5-6 large potatoes, cubed
  • 1 medium onion, cut into medium chunks
  • 3-4 large carrots, cut into bite-sized chunks
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh parsley
Instructions
  1. Salt and pepper stewing meat. Brown in olive oil over medium-high heat in a large sauce pan for about 2-3 minutes an each side, just until the sides are browned but middle is still red.
  2. Add meat to the slow cooker. Pour wine, Coke, broth, and next 5 ingredients (tomato paste through bay leaves) on top of meat.
  3. In same saucepan, add another 2 Tablespoons olive oil and saute vegetables (garlic, potatoes, onions, and carrots) for 5 minutes over medium-high heat.
  4. Add sauteed veggies to slow cooker and stir. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
  5. Before serving, remove bay leaves, add fresh parsley and add additional salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Serve with Irish Soda Bread (see notes).
Notes
Easy Irish Soda Bread


Makes one large, round loaf.
Preheat oven to 375°. Grease a cookie sheet.


Mix together:
4 cups all-purpose flour
4 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened


Stir in:
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg


Knead dough on a floured surface for about 5 minutes. Form a ball and place on greased cookie sheet. With a sharp knife, cut an X into the top of the loaf. Brush with 2 Tablespoons melted butter combined with 3 Tablespoons buttermilk.


Bake in a preheated oven for about 50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Brush loaf with butter/buttermilk mixture a few times during baking.


To serve, break off chunks of loaf and use to dip in stew.
3.2.2265

 

Irish stew with Irish soda bread

Irish Soda Bread recipe found on AllRecipes.com

 

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Comments

  1. Ann H says

    Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 2:05 pm

    Looks so good! Thank you for sharing.

  2. Elena says

    Sunday, March 9, 2014 at 12:13 pm

    Looks so delicious! I love stews

  3. Rosie says

    Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 11:39 am

    I love this recipe with stew meat instead of brisket, makes things much easier. Then the soda bread to go with it – what a great recipe! I want to make this asap!!!

  4. brett says

    Monday, March 3, 2014 at 10:32 am

    looks amazing. my husband LOVES this kind of recipe.

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