Ingredients: 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 1/2 pounds ground lamb 5 carrots, peeled and chopped 3 cups chopped onion, divided 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 tablespoon flour 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 cup beer (we used an Irish stout) 1 cup chicken or beef broth 1 cup frozen peas salt and pepper 2 pounds red… Continue reading Irish Colcannon Shepard’s Pie
Category: Winter Warmers
Creamy Turkey Pumpkin Chili
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon canola oil 1 small onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 pound ground turkey 1 (15-oz) can diced tomatoes with green chiles 1 (15-oz) can pumpkin puree 1 (4-oz) can diced green chiles 2 tablespoons chili powder 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon dried oregano 2 – 3 tablespoons cumin (depending on… Continue reading Creamy Turkey Pumpkin Chili
Cauliflower Soup with Dubliner Cheese Crouton
Ingredients: For the soup: 2 tablespoons Kerrygold Unsalted Butter 1 onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 large potato, peeled and finely chopped 6 cups cauliflower, trimmed into small florets 7 cups chicken stock 1 cup grated, Dubliner® Cheese 1 cup milk For the Dubliner Cheese Crouton: 1 tablespoon melted Kerrygold Unsalted Butter 2… Continue reading Cauliflower Soup with Dubliner Cheese Crouton
Apple, Cinnamon, and Pecan Oatmeal
Ingredients: 1 part rolled oats to 2 parts milk Pinch of salt 1 apple 2 tbsp honey Handful toasted pecans, roughly chopped Method: 1. Measure the porridge in a small glass then add it to a small sauce-pan with twice the milk. 2. Place the saucepan on a medium-high heat and bring to the boil,… Continue reading Apple, Cinnamon, and Pecan Oatmeal
Chicken, Mushroom & Spinach Crumble
Ingredients: Crumble: 125g/4oz Odlums Flour 50g/2oz Oat Flakes 75g/3oz Butter melted. 1tsp Wholegrain Mustard 2tsp Dried Thyme 50g/2oz Grated Parmesan or Grated Cheddar (optional) Pinch of salt Cracked Black Pepper Filling 4 large Chicken fillets cut into bite sized pieces 150g/5oz Button mushrooms sliced 50g/2oz Baby Spinach de-stemmed and washed 1 Small leek washed and… Continue reading Chicken, Mushroom & Spinach Crumble
Winter Beef Casserole with Herby Potato Dumplings
Ingredients: For the casserole: 4oz Kerrygold salted butter 2oz flour 23oz stewing beef 6 shallots, peeled and diced 7oz pancetta 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 teaspoon of fresh thyme, finely chopped 7oz chestnut mushrooms, quartered 3.5oz whole chestnuts, roughly chopped 14 floz stout 14 floz beef stock 2 tablespoons of dark chocolate, grated or nibs… Continue reading Winter Beef Casserole with Herby Potato Dumplings
Irish Stew Hot-Pot
This recipe uses a shoulder of lamb but you can also use neck of lamb or gigot chops, which are slices of lamb taken through the leg so they include a small central bone, to make this stew. Simply ask your butcher to cut it into 1 ½in (4cm) slices for you. If you use… Continue reading Irish Stew Hot-Pot
Beef and Stout Casserole with Herby Dumplings
Ingredients: 4 tablesp. sunflower oil 500g shallots or button onions, peeled 1 large onion, sliced 4 carrots, cut into 2½cm pieces 1 tablesp. sugar 65g plain flour Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1½kg chuck or braising steak, cut into 6-7cm chunks 75g butter 1 litre stout 300ml beef stock The leaves from 3 large… Continue reading Beef and Stout Casserole with Herby Dumplings
Irish Shepherdless Pie
Traditional Irish dish with less of the calories Ingredients 3 cloves garlic 3 celery stalks 2 red onions 2 bay leaves 3 tomatoes 1 medium carrot 1 medium parsnip 3 tsp salt 2 tins of cooked green lentils or soaked lentils 10 fine beans, chopped into bite-sized bits 1 tsp smoked paprika fresh parsley water… Continue reading Irish Shepherdless Pie
Country Stew
Beef and vegetable stew is a traditional Irish favourite in the colder months. Ingredients: 450g cubed stewing beef 1 tbsp vegetable oil 1 large onion chopped 2 medium potatoes, peeled and chopped 2 medium carrots, sliced 1 packet of Knorr Mealmaker Country Stew 570ml water Method: 1.In a large pot stirfry the onion until golden.… Continue reading Country Stew