Irish Cooking

Perhaps too often, we assume that Irish cooking must be something like English cooking.

Well, let's put that notion to rest. Sure there are some similarities, but the Irish brand of cooking has its own delightful offerings.

One of the most exciting dishes is the Dublin Coddle. This concoction of bangers, lard, onions, garlic, bacon, cider and more may get our arteries to constricting, but the flavors are a veritable palatal delight. A great and easy recipe can be found on the Ireland Information website: Dublin Coddle recipe.

Of course, we cannot overlook the steak and kidney pie treat. But in this case, let's make it a steak, kidney and Guinness treat. There is a good recipe on the Guinness Collectors Club website: Steak and Kidney Pie with Guinness.

If you want some recipes at home, you might try two cookbooks available: Darina Allen's Irish Traditional Cooking and Irish Pub Cookbook by Margaret Johnson. Both give some great recipes well worth trying.




Tom