I make stew fairly often, but with beef. I've made corned beef. I don't think it's a stretch to get to the recipe described above, but I never had it in my neck of the woods (Western Washington or North Texas).

My braised beef short ribs were wonderful. I cooked those with onion, carrot, potato, and a bag of frozen tomatoes. Mmmmmm!

This was my late day at work, starting with a rather grim staff meeting where management is still trying to convince a very unhappy staff that this reorganization was meant all for the best.

SRS