One-pot Irish Stew
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 8 potatoes
- 4 carrots
- 2 chicken breasts
- 4 slices of smoked back bacon
- 2 onions
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 vegetable stock cube
- 1 liter of water
- 1 tin of red kidney beans
- salt
- grated black pepper
- paprika
- chili powder
- parsley
- sage
- rosemary
- thyme
- 1 glass of red wine
- 2 teaspoons of olive oil
- Heat the olive oil in a pot. Chop the onions finely, crush and chop the garlic and add to the pot, frying
gently until the onions soften.
- Add the bacon.
- When the bacon is beginning to color, cut the chicken into bite size pieces and add with a splash of
red wine.
- When the chicken is white and the onions brown, boil the liter of water in a kettle and add it to the pot
with the cube of vegetable stock.
- Add the peeled and chopped potatoes and carrots and the rest of the wine.
- Bring to the boil and then turn to simmer.
- Add the salt, pepper, paprika, chili, parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. How much of each depends on
your own taste buds.
- After 10 minutes add the kidney beans.
- Simmer for 90 minutes.
- Eat.
- parsley
- sage
- rosemary
- thyme
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"The fair
During the late Middle Ages the seaside resort of Scarborough was an important venue for tradesmen from all over England. It was host to a huge 45-day trading event, starting August 15, which was exceptionally long for a fair in those times. Merchants came to it from all areas of England, Europe, Norway, Denmark, the Baltic and the Byzantine Empire. Scarborough Fair originated from a charter granted by King Henry III of England on 22 January 1253. The charter, which gave Scarborough many privileges, stated "The Burgesses and their heirs forever may have a yearly fayre in the Borough, to continue from the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary until the Feast of St Michael next following". (On the modern Roman Catholic calendar, the equivalent dates are August 15 to September 29.) Naturally, such a large occasion attracted a lot more than just tradesmen; they needed to be entertained and fed, therefore large crowds of buyers, sellers and pleasure-seekers attended the fair. Prices were determined by ‘Supply and demand’, with goods often being exchanged through the barter system. Records show that from 1383 Scarborough’s prosperity slumped.
In the early 17th century competition from other towns' markets and fairs and increasing taxation saw further collapse of the Fair until it eventually became financially untenable. The market was revived again in the 18th century, but due to intense competition Scarborough Fair finally ended in 1788.."
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