St Patrick’s day has become very big on the island. When I first arrived here a couple of years ago, I remember my surprise one sunny day in March driving down the coast road during St Patrick’s weekend. I could not get over the crowds, different shades of green gathered for an evening of joviality. As the hype soared the traffic came to a standstill and I sat in my car absorbing the electric atmopshere, the anticipation, the excitement brought on by the sense of expectancy.
So is St Patrick’s big here because of the Catholic connection or is it simply an excuse for more merriment ? I somehow feel that the current Ambassador of Ireland and Mrs Hennessy promote Ireland exceptionally well and as the highlight of the Irish year approaches, I share my pieces with you about Irish food. The Ambassador and Mrs Hennessy are donating a generous hamper to my readers for liking and sharing the Embassy’s Facebook page.
And with pleasure, I have been doing a fair bit of traditional cooking to mark this day so special in the Irish Calendar.
After all every celebration, irrelevant of culture, revolves around food and for me it is food that makes my world go round !!
I spent Saturday with a team I work so well with. They come as a package, a small team made up of Charles the Manager, Carl the chef and Adriana and Nadia, my two very best girls EVAAAA ! …a pleasure to be with.
I will go straight into Carl’s recipe for a delicious Irish stew and I will tell you more about our assignment in the next few days to come.
You will need :
800g lamb shoulder cut into cubes
150g onions
150g leeks
150g parsnips
150g celeriac
Finely chopped parsley for garnish
2 large cans Guinness ( ours were 440ml each)
500ml stock, your preference
Rosemary
100g butter
100g flour
400g potatoes
Some oil for frying
Brown the chopped lamb in some oil
Take the lamb out of the pot and keep aside
Chop the vegetables. Sauté the vegetables in the same oil.
When they are cooking heat up the stock. Lift them out of the pan and keep aside.
Then make a roux in the same pan where you cooked the lamb and vegetables by adding some butter and mixing in the flour.
Add the stock little by little and then the meat, vegetables and potatoes. Bring to a boil, season and simmer for 45 minutes.
You should end up with soft potatoes soaking in a full bodied stew of vegetables and lamb that melts in your mouth.
And her are some more recipes with this lovely team and more
![The weather is changing and here comes the autumn and some delicious roasts. Sprinkling some raw couscous on fennel and sesame seed potatoes before roasting them makes them extra crunchy and so soft inside.
300g potatoes, chopped with skin on
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons uncooked couscous
1 teaspoon fresh or dried herbs [optional]
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1/2 tablespoon fennel seeds
Sea Salt
Prepare an oven dish by greasing with a tablespoon of olive oil. In a large bowl toss the potatoes with the olive oil, herbs and salt if you are using it. Finally add the raw couscous and toss again. Use your hands to mix the potatoes and ensure that they are consistently covered.
Place in a preheated oven at 220C for 35 minutes. Spinkle with more sea salt if desired, fennel and sesame seeds.
Serve hot or cold with drinks and a toothpick or as a side to a main meal. The inside remains soft and so creamy !
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300g potatoes, chopped with skin on
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons uncooked couscous
1 teaspoon fresh or dried herbs [optional]
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1/2 tablespoon fennel seeds
Sea Salt
Prepare an oven dish by greasing with a tablespoon of olive oil. In a large bowl toss the potatoes with the olive oil, herbs and salt if you are using it. Finally add the raw couscous and toss again. Use your hands to mix the potatoes and ensure that they are consistently covered.
Place in a preheated oven at 220C for 35 minutes. Spinkle with more sea salt if desired, fennel and sesame seeds.
Serve hot or cold with drinks and a toothpick or as a side to a main meal. The inside remains soft and so creamy !
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Thank you Jueseppi ***
I want some.
But of course !
U just made me want Irish Stew. Now I have to go buy these ingredients. See what you did.
What an appetizing stew- practically jumps out of the page. Better dish to celebrate with than corned beef!
Thank you Jovina, it was delicious !
Fantastic recipe xx
Thank you Melissa !
One yummy dish alright! Love the step-by-step photos.
Thank you Fae, so glad you like them !
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Thank you how kind of you !
How interesting, who would have thought it would be such a big occasion there??
Yes it surprisingly is !
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Thank you so much for the reblog ! Appreciate …
As usual nice post – serve this to my clients and they really enjoy it 🙂
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Thank you so much for the reblog. So appreciate !
your welcome
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I’m making this.
Wow, how was it ?
This looks fab – there is nothing like a tasty Irish stew… especially while it’s still pretty cold here in London!
Thank you, yes Carl makes a great Irish Stew 🙂
So appropriate for the upcoming event and I like those matching aprons! We love Irish food, but also enjoy and embrace Mediterrannean food. I went to a local restaurant called, “Opas,” and brought home some gyros. yummy!
Thank you so much 🙂