irish stew.

this past week i finally made something i have been wanting to make for quite a while now, but have been putting off. every year, my mom & i go to the pittsburgh irish festival. i almost always get the same thing to eat there. it's called dublin coddle, or irish stew. it seemed like it would be simple to make, so i figured i could just wing it. it turned out pretty good. it's quick & easy to make, and perfect for the cool fall weather. 

INGREDIENTS
potatoes (4-6 medium sized)
ham (about 1/2 lb)
irish sausages (2-4 links)
thick cut bacon (2-4 slices)
1 medium sized onion
1 small head of cabbage
broth or beer (i used a mixture of ham broth & beer)
salt, pepper, garlic, dill

DIRECTIONS i started by cooking my bacon in a skillet until crispy, then set it aside, but kept the grease. cut onion into bite size pieces. add onions and seasonings to the pan with the bacon grease & saute. transfer the onions to a larger pot. cut potatoes into bite sized pieces & add them to the pot with onions. cut cabbage leaves into bite sized pieces & add to pot. add about 1 cup of broth to the potato mixture & let simmer. while the potatoes cook, begin to cook your sausages & ham if they aren't pre-cooked. once everything is cooked, you could just chop up the sausage & ham and add them in with the potatoes, but i chose to finish mine off in a crock pot. i added the potatoes, onions, cabbage, sausage (cut into pieces), and chunks of ham to my crock pot. i added enough broth & beer to cover everything and let it cook on low for a few hours. 

that's it! i think i will probably tweak it a little next time, but it tastes pretty similar to what i was trying to duplicate, so i'm happy about it : ).