Enjoy one of your favorite St. Patrick’s Day recipes with a plant-based twist.
Irish Lentil Stew
Hearty Irish Lentil Stew. Traditional Irish stew contains beef and potatoes, but we made a plant-based version that is just as delicious!
- 4 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 ea Melissa’s Perfect Sweet Onions (rough chopped)
- 2 tsp Garlic Salt
- 1/4 tsp Freshly Ground Pepper
- 3 large Carrots (cut into bite-sized pieces)
- 2 stalks Celery (chopped small)
- 2 tbsp All-Purpose Flour
- 1 lb. Melissa’s Dutch Yellow® Potatoes (halved)
- 22 oz. Guinness Beer
- 2 cups Vegetable Broth
- 3 sprigs Fresh Thyme
- 3 Bay Leaves
- 1 Package Melissa’s Steamed Lentils
- 1 tbsp Corn Starch
- 2 tbsp Water
- In a Dutch oven or large pot, heat the oil. Add the onion, garlic salt and pepper and caramelize to a semi-dark brown. Next add the carrots and celery and cook for 2 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in the rest of the ingredients, except for the lentils and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 1/2 hour or until the potatoes are tender.
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Stir in the lentils and simmer for 3 minutes longer. Mix together the corn starch and water and stir into the stew. Simmer for 3 more minutes. Serve with some crusty bread.
