St. Patrick's Day Lamb Soup

Ingredients

• 1 12 lbs lean lamb fillets, boneless shoulder cut into 3/4 inch cubes
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle beer (if you prefer) or 34 cup water (if you prefer)
• 1 teaspoon seasoned pepper
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans beef broth
• 1 (7/8 ounce) package brown gravy mix
• 3 cups cubed new potatoes
• 2 cups thinly slice carrots
• 2 cups shredded thin cabbage
• chopped parsley (to garnish)