Irish Lamb Stew

First of all, I must apologize for these and all future pictures. I only have an old iPhone for most of them, and the pictures are not very pretty. But this stew was quite tasty, so here goes.

You will need:

2 lbs. boneless shoulder of lamb (I'm not sure I used shoulder, but it was mutton and it turned out fine).
2 tbsp. butter
2 c. boiling water
1-2 c. sliced carrots
1-2 c. cubed turnips
1-2 c. cubed potatoes (I used my little purple ones, so I only had to slice them in half of throw them in whole)
1 onion, sliced
salt & pepper as desired


Instructions:
Melt butter in hot skillet
Add lamb and brown on all sides
Stand back some as you add boiling water
Cover and simmer 1 hr.
Add vegetables and simmer 30 minutes more.
Add salt & pepper to taste and serve.

I wasn't sure I'd like this, since it doesn't have much seasoning and I'm not a huge fan of lamb. But it was actually really tasty and everyone liked it. 
 

Skillet Lamb Chops

These are super quick chops and really easy, too. Fannie suggests using chops less than 1 inch thick for pan broiling.

Ingredients:
4-8 thin lamb chops
salt & pepper

 Directions:
Heat a cast iron skillet until very hot
Rub with the fat of one of the chops
Brown the chops quickly on each side
Lower heat and cook each chop about 3 minutes on each side
Salt & pepper to taste & serve hot (I served them with green bean casserole).