Irish Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. lean lamb stewing meat
3 carrots, sliced
2 onions, chopped
1/2 c. pearl barley
4 potatoes
salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Put meat, barley, onions and carrots in stew pot.
Cover with water and cook for 2 1/2 hours.
Peel and slice up potatoes, put into stew and cook for another 1/2 hour or until potatoes are tender.