Irish Lamb Stew

Ingredients

• 2-3 pounds lamb meat with bones, such as shoulder lamb chops, shoulder roast, breast ribs or neck bones.
• Kosher Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon chopped chives
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
• 5 medium white potatoes, peeled and quartered(about two pounds
• 5 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
• 2 celery ribs, roughly chopped
• 3 onions, peeled and quartered
• 8 cups water(the bones from the lamb shoulder add a lot to the broth)
• 2 tablespoons roux
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley leaves plus more for garnish
• splash of sherry