Irish Stew (II)

Ingredients

• 2-3 lb the breast of mutton
• 1-1/2 pint water
• salt and pepper to taste
• 4 lb potatoes
• 4 large onions

Instructions

1. Put the mutton into a stewpan with the water and a little salt, and let it stew gently for an hour;
2. cut the meat into small pieces, skim the fat from the gravy, and pare and slice the potatoes and onions.
3. Put all the ingredients into the stewpan in layers, first a layer of vegetables, then one of meat, and sprinkle seasoning of pepper and salt between each layer;
4. cover closely, and let the whole stew very gently for 1 hour of rather more, shaking it frequently to prevent its burning.