Ironhorse Stew with Soda bread
This will be the best comfort food you ever make! We recommend our Ironhorse for this recipe… Enjoy!
For the stew you will need…
2 lbs. Beef ribs cut into 3-inch pieces
Flour to dredge ribs
1 can tomato paste
2 onions
3-4 carrots
3-4 ribs of celery
Garlic to taste
Salt and Pepper
Cayenne
2-3 cans of Ironhorse
Cooking the Stew
- Have the butcher cut the ribs.
- Season the flour with salt and pepper, dredge the ribs and brown in a large dutch oven or pot.
- When all of the ribs have been browned, remove them and set them aside. Then deglaze the pan using the Ironhorse.
- Roughly chop the vegetables and add to the pot, cooking until they are soft.
- Add garlic, cayenne and tomato paste.
- Return the ribs to the pot, add rest of the Ironhorse.
- Simmer for at least two hours then check the meat, which should be falling from the bones.
- When your ready, Ladle into bowls and serve with lots of buttered soda bread.
For the soda bread you will need…
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
¼ cup of brown sugar
1 tspn baking powder
1 tspn baking soda
½ tspn salt
¾ cup of buttermilk
1 egg
1 tablespoon unsalted butter melted
½ tspn. dried basil, rosemary, thyme, oregano etc. to taste
*This is a basic recipe — you can add raisins, for instance, or nuts.
Baking the Soda Bread
- Combine flours and dry ingredients in one bowl, combine buttermilk, eggs and butter in another.
- Add wet to dry ingredients and mix.
- Turn onto lightly floured surface and knead gently until dough comes together, about five times.
- Place on greased 8 inch cake pan, slash top with an X about a half-inch deep, bake in pre-heated 375ºF over for 30 to 40 minutes until brown and crusty.
Serve a generous amount of the stew with a large slice of the soda bread, guaranteed satisfaction.
