The lamb should be so tender it falls off the bone and the gravy lightly thickened by the potatoes. Being Irish, there is always at least as many potatoes as meat!
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Ingredients
1/4 cup (60ml) vegetable oil
2 kilogram lamb neck chops
1 leek (350g), chopped finely
3 potatoes (900g), chopped coarsely
2 carrots (240g), chopped coarsely
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme
1 litre (4 cups) lamb or chicken stock
Method
1. Heat half of the oil in large saucepan; cook chops, in batches, until browned lightly all over. Remove from pan.
2. Heat remaining oil in pan; cook leek, stirring, until just tender.
3. Add potato, carrot and thyme, then return chops to pan with stock; simmer, covered, about 1 hour or until chops are tender.
Recipe can be made a day ahead and refrigerated, covered. Recipe suitable to freeze.
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