Name: Crock Pot Lamb and Barley Stew
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 300 min
Total time: 330 min
Ingredients: 1-2 lbs lamb (trim fat, cube); 1/2 large sweet yellow onion (sliced thin); 2 medium turnips (cubed); 2 medium parsnips (cubed); 32 oz beef broth; 36 oz stout beer (oatmeal stout works well); 2/3 cups pearl barley; fresh ground pepper; salt; basil; McCormick poultry seasoning (thyme, sage, rosemary, marjoram, black pepper and nutmeg)

Crock Pot Lamb and Barley Stew

A hearty winter stew with lamb that melts in your mouth.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Irish

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 5 hours

Total Time 5 hours 30 minutes

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

1-2 lbs lamb trim fat, cube
1/2 large sweet yellow onion sliced thin
2 medium turnips cubed
2 medium parsnips cubed
32 oz beef broth
36 oz stout beer oatmeal stout works well
2/3 cups pearl barley
fresh ground pepper
salt
basil
McCormick poultry seasoning thyme, sage, rosemary, marjoram, black pepper and nutmeg

Instructions

Cook in crock pot for 5 hours on high.
Serve over bed of mashed potatoes (prepare somewhat stiff so that they don't turn to mush from the broth.)
Serve with side of sliced french bread. Bread can be topped with butter, cream cheese, or neufchatel.

Recipe Notes

Adapted from Crock Pot Lamb and Barley Stew @ GeniusKitchen.

Crock Pot Lamb and Barley Stew