PrintWhat are your favorite St. Paddy's Day eats?
Cabbage for me! Do you make traditional foods & beverages? Go to a restaurant or pub? Serve "unusual" green colored foods? Anyone remember the McDonald's Shamrock shake?
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Colcannon. OH. And, of course, colcannon. Um. Did I mention colcannon?
All righty then. Glad we got that straight.
LoCo at 9:00PM on 03/05/08
I usually make sodabread - a white and a whole wheat. I love WW sodabread. My favorite recipe is by Bernard Clayton and it's called Royal Hibernian Brown Loaf.
I love corned beef and cabbage - and of course the day-after-St.-Patty's Corned beef hash.
Not much of a drinker so I don't do beer, green or otherwise.
And what the heck is Colcannon!? :D
chiff0nade at 9:07PM on 03/05/08
I remember the Shamrock Shake! Talk about another McD's bastardization of a tradition! (Green Beer! lol)
Corned Beef and Cabbage
My Grandmother's Irish Bread - out of 7 children and 23 grandchildren, my cousin, C, and I are the only 2 who have mastered her recipe for this yeast bread that she brought with her from County Cork
Irish Soda Bread - I found a recipe many years ago that is very easy and I love it!
SayWhat at 9:09PM on 03/05/08
Colcannon. Basically, it's mashed potatoes made with scalded milk, mixed in with boiled cabbage or kale (my preferred is with kale), lots of melted butter... mmmmmmm.... there's more to it, but you get the idea...
Here's the Wikipedia entry
LoCo at 9:11PM on 03/05/08
Varies, but usually corned beef and cabbage (occasionally lamb or ham, but they are often Easter dinner). Haven't had colcannon or Irish soda bread in years. Usually make mashed potatoes with pureed peas for flavor, but mostly for color. Green Irish beer was always standard for the adults, but I'm not too into beer or food coloring. Used to go out after dinner, but it's too much mayhem for me now. More fun having a dinner party. 'Tis a day for the wearin' and the tastin' o' the green. Slainte'! Yes, I'm Irish.
Never tasted the McD shake.
PerkyMac at 9:46PM on 03/05/08
Reubens!
mepolo at 9:51PM on 03/05/08
Traditional Irish grub for us! Corned beef, cabbage, colcannon with bacon, I can't wait!
In college it was all about the green beer and mayhem, now I'm in it for the food. Though corned beef hash is great with a hangover or without!
bobcatsteph3 at 9:55PM on 03/05/08
I have to admit, I actually really liked the Shamrock shakes when I was a bit younger and not as worried about my health. It still kind of sounds good though....
luswim06 at 9:56PM on 03/05/08
Always corned beef and cabbage. I also make either champ or colcannon, but I often use spinach instead of kale for the latter.
brooke29 at 10:03PM on 03/05/08
My father and his family were originally from Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland (yes, I know the north is technically orange and not green, but I don't believe in that political and religious nightmare that unfortunately still can exist)so I have a lot of great dishes at this holiday to pull from. The few that I always make are soda bread, shortbread cookies, lamb stew and shepard's pie.
My first real job was working at McDonald's and I dreaded the begining of the Shamrock shake season!! They were great, but people were CRAZY for them whenever they first went on sale. There would be insane lines and heaven forbid we had to take a few moments to refill the machine and wait for it to get cold enough to make the darned things. I haven't had one probably since I worked there...I may have to give it another try this year.
radley24 at 11:01PM on 03/05/08
Ok, what's in a shamrock shake? If someone says shamrocks, it will make my headache worse!
PerkyMac at 11:07PM on 03/05/08
Okay...what about dessert? Any beside Irish Cream ____ ?
Have to admit I'm not one to buy or eat things like dyed green bread...
JEP at 4:19AM on 03/06/08
Corned beef and cabbage braised with carrots and red-skinned potatoes. Not sure how ethnically pure this is but I serve this with cornbread. Cornbread and "pot liquor" (broth from the braise) has been a family leftover treat for generations.
czken at 6:51AM on 03/06/08
Beer :)
bobbob at 7:37AM on 03/06/08
Colcannon for me, too! When I'm working in a real office (a rare event), I make Irish soda bread to share. I have a fantastic recipe from--of all things--the old Fanny Farmer. Oh, and Jameson's--but not at the office!
I'm mostly Irish by background but my parents didn't have any interest in ethnic food, unless you count pseudo Italian (Spatini sauce with square Spam meatballs) and Chinese on Sundays, the latter being a phenomenon familiar to every native NYer.
BaHa at 7:48AM on 03/06/08
Last year I made beef & guiness stew and lamb stew, colcannon, plain mashed potatoes (for the kids) and a mache salad - I know, mache isn't Irish, but it looks like shamrocks to me - I added orange bell peppers and radishes for the colors of the flag. We had Irish brown bread from Ireland, courtesy of a neighbor with "connections" .... and Bailey's cheesecake for dessert.
SSMom at 8:26AM on 03/06/08
It was always corned beef & cabbage until two years ago when I switched the cabbage to Brussels sprouts. I'm making Irish soda bread this year for the first time, we'll go with mashed potatoes and carrots as sides. I haven't gotten to dessert yet ....
SSMom, I use two bottles of beef in the brisket liquid and Bailey's cheesecake sounds good.
NanaJoie at 8:40AM on 03/06/08
I second the beer :)
And the soda bread
bitchincamero at 10:17AM on 03/06/08
When I lived in Ireland durin that time, it was so solemn. No one really celebrated the way that we do (it was in the far south,in Corcaigh/Cork) and everyone went to church and then had a family dinner, so there wasn't the traditional "American Irish" stuff that we have here. They served potatoes, but also soda bread and brack.
Once back here, though, I had to have colcannon again, and I love making soda bread (I add dried fruit, too, which makes it a little more moist and goes really well with a nice cup of tea). Also, guiness stout cake, and irsh whiskey cake, and a nice stew, if I can get my hands on some lamb.
Traveller at 10:31AM on 03/06/08
I just throw whatever I catch at the parade into a pot and make a soup/stew with some lamb. Last year for a party, I took small red potatoes and cooked them, cut them in half and hollowed them a bit and added some beef I had slow cooked in guinness and topped with some horseradish sauce and a small green potato clover that I made. They were quite cute.
malenky at 11:24AM on 03/06/08
I love the St. Patty's Day leftovers! Rubens and hash.
lakeloverhh at 11:44AM on 03/06/08
Much to my mother's dismay, I am no fan of the St. Paddy's day feast. Every year, she calls me up to ask what I'm eating and wearing that day. I often forget to wear green, and I just don't like the food.
Now, if we had a festival that celebrated the Polish half of my heritage, that would be another story. You'd probably find me on a float in the parade. Are they taking nominations for Kielbasa Princess?
Kerosena at 2:16PM on 03/06/08
Green beer and cheap sugar cookies with green granules! Not necessarily together.
@PerkyMac: Shamrock shakes were pale green, mint flavored shakes only available around St. Patrick's Day. I guess it has quite a cult following. Anyone at Serious Eats behind this one?
LiveToEat at 4:35PM on 03/06/08
I'm a purist. Corned beef and cabbage and boiled potatoes for me. The veggies cooked, of course, in the pot with the beef. While I enjoy this meal, the cherry really is the leftovers. I'll have all this brisket left to make sandwiches and hash with. And nothing is better than homemade corned beef hash and eggs.
chisai at 4:53PM on 03/06/08
Thanks for all the recipes & links! I'm thinking Irish hot chocolate may need to appear on my menu!
Other than McDonald's, what other restaurants feature a bit of the Irish?
JEP at 7:01PM on 03/06/08
After some discussion, it looks like corned beef & cabbage, colcannon potatoes w/bacon & spinach (thanks brooke29!), glazed carrots, possibly soda bread made in a cast iron skillet, maybe just a loaf of ahem.......Italian (HEY, flag has same colors!!). wink...wink... Killian's Irish Red Beer. Dessert selections either Ina's Coconut Cake (coconut dyed green) or Bailey's Cheesecake. Irish coffee for sure, with Irish Mist Whiskey or Tully and whipped cream! We'll have to figure out what to do with the leftover Bailey's. ;) Like others, I'm SO looking forward to my favorite sandwich - grilled reuben. RECIPE FOR CORNED BEEF HASH ANYONE? I've had it, but never made it.
Thanks for the info on the shakes LiveToEat.
PerkyMac at 7:19PM on 03/06/08
Over on the Cupcake Project blog a "Corn Beef & Cabbage Cupcake" recipe is featured...yes, the cupcake contains corn beef & the frosting cabbage....mmm...anyone wanna try?
JEP at 7:43PM on 03/06/08
Perky, you're welcome! And speaking about leftovers, when I have leftover spinachy colcannon (which I had recently because my overeager hubby peeled what seemed like a gazillion pounds of potatoes:-)), I either use it as a filling for puff pastries (which I often freeze, and they come in handy on a lazy day) or make croquettes out of them and serve them with mushroom sauce.
Re corned beef hash, I don't really have a recipe, I just usually wing it, nothing too fancy: I saute a chopped onion for a couple of minutes, add a couple of cubed potatoes (which I sometimes parboil. You can use cooked potatoes, too), cook them until they get "crusty" (don't stir too much), add chopped corned beef (I love all hash ingredients to be chopped quite finely), season with salt and black pepper. Usually I also add a little bit of stock and cook the whole thing until the stock is absorbed, and since I love my fresh herbs, I may add some minced herbs (depending on my mood or what I have available, it may be dill or parsley or chives). But I'm sure somebody will be able to give you a better recipe (anything will be a better recipe that this, I'm sure:-)).
brooke29 at 9:47PM on 03/06/08
brooke29.....you're a peach! I wondered if you had to put the meat through a grinder, which I don't have. I brought a few herb plants in for the winter and my parsley and chives are doing pretty well right now, so I'm all set. I actually have puff pastry shells in the freezer. Spinach, mushrooms and cheese are 3 ingredients I adore together. Thanks for all the great ideas! I'm having the above dinner with your fellow Brit. He married my best friend about 10 years ago and became my 2nd best friend.....;)
I love corned beef hash with eggs and can't remember the last time I had it. Can't wait!
PerkyMac at 10:38PM on 03/06/08
@JEP........If it's 100% savory, I'd be interested in seeing the recipe. If there is even a hint of mixing with anything sweet, my stomach would turn green for the holiday. You are a tease! ;)
PerkyMac at 11:02PM on 03/06/08
@PerkyMac: That would be pretty good in meatloaf, but I'd need more cabbage than just the "frosting". Yes, I'm 16, and I actually like cabbage, thank you foodie parents!
deepitbhatia at 11:20PM on 03/06/08
@deepitbhatia..........with you there! I eat it all year and I've always loved it. Nice to welcome a 16 year old - have you been hanging out here long?
In addition to raw salads, I like it steamed, sauteed with bacon or ham, but my favorite is cabbage gratin. My mother used to make it with leftovers, and we begged for it, so she ended up cooking the cabbage just to make the casserole with bread crumb topping.
What is your favorite preparation? Do you cook?
PerkyMac at 11:31PM on 03/06/08
Perky, your dinner plan sounds brilliant! Now, if you find yourself with more leftover Bailey's Cheesecake (or Bailey's) than you know what to do with, please do not hesitate to send some my way! :-)
Speaking of cabbage, I've had a head of cabbage sitting on my counter for a couple of days, and I can't decide what to do with it because I want to do so much:-). I guess I will just have to buy some more in order to accommodate all my plans...
brooke29 at 12:38AM on 03/07/08
@PerkyMac--LOL...the cupcake is not 100% savory but go to the sire & check it out!
I know green cabbage is more traditional, but I prefer the red...anyone else?
JEP at 5:15AM on 03/07/08
@JEP.............TRAITOR is all I have to say about that. Red cabbage is fine any other day of the year, though. ;)
PerkyMac at 8:53AM on 03/07/08
I love red cabbage! Be it raw in a salad or braised with some red wine vinegar, red cabbage is just as welcome on my table as it's green relative. But JEP, please don't make me pick "just one" this time:-).
brooke29 at 10:16AM on 03/07/08
@brooke29.....I just looked up a recipe for champ. My friends would kill me, but WOW! Dipping butter well in the middle of mashed red potatoes with scallions. I might have to try it one day when I get a good cholesterol reading. ;)
PerkyMac at 10:19AM on 03/07/08
I'm a bad cook so...
world's easiest corned beef & cabbage
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Corned-Beef-and-Cabbage-I/Detail.aspx
some irish soda bread from freshdirect
http://www.freshdirect.com/product.jsp?productId=bfruitnutherb_soda&catId=bfruitnutherb&product_view=ingredients
and as much guinness as we can possibly ingest
cafepeach at 7:57PM on 03/07/08
Okay. So I'm doing a mostly unrelated google (which I'll be bringing up in a new thread), and this recipe for Pride of Erin Soup on epicurious.com pops up. I have never heard of this dish, but it strikes me as a soup-version of colcannon. Since I am a soup-a-holic (whipped up a fantastic homemade minestrone last night), and since colcannon is one of my all time favorite foods, ever, I'm thinking this pretty much HAS to be a really good thing. Yes, my Gaelic roots are showing...
More googling brings up lots of recipes, but I don't see any background information on it.
Anybody ever hear of this? Ever made or eaten it? Is it a "real" Irish dish? Or is it an Irish-sounding name for an American food?
Educate and enlighten me, please.
LoCo at 1:10PM on 03/15/08
Earlier I'd posted the basic purist corned beef, potatoes, cabbage, but when I initially read the thread, @LoCo's mention of colcannon got me thinking. I mean, I'd heard of it before, but decided to look up a recipe and make it last weekend. Oh my gosh, my new favorite food. And really, how could it be bad? Potatoes, kale, milk, lots and lots of butter, a little onion.
So not to sound like a total idiot, but if I make colcannon, I skip the boiled potatoes and cabbage, right?
chisai at 1:28PM on 03/15/08