Ingredients

1 leg of lamb, diced or 2 lbs diced lamb meat

2lbs potatoes, cubed large

2lb pearl onions

2lb baby carrots

Water

12 oz. dark beer (ale, porter, stout, alt, etc.)

kosher salt

fresh ground pepper

thyme

2 cups dry pearl barley

Preparation

Season the lamb with salt and pepper. SEAR the lamb over a flat grill or in a large frying pan. Do not over cook, save any drippings. Pour beer into stock pot pot and bring to a simmer. Add seared lamb and any drippings. Add water just till lamb is covered. Simmer for about and hour. Add carrots, simmer an hour, Add potatoes, simmer an hour, add onions simmer and hour. Add 1 TBS fresh or dry thyme and pearl barley. Cook until the barley “pops” and the stew begins to thicken.

P.S.: There’s a couple secret ingredients that I’m not sharing, but this will still be awesome!