Dublin Coddle Pot Pie

It's March.

In my world, that means that all of the stores near me are selling St. Patty's day goodies, from food to home decor to holiday outfits.  Everything is shamrocks and leprechauns and 'kiss me, i'm irish'.  For someone like me, who is part Irish, I like to use this time of the year to focus my attention on my Irish heritage.  This goes for not only food, but celebrating different Irish traditions as well.  At some point in the year, my claddaugh ring comes off and I only remember to put it back on in March.  I decorate my house with lots of green pillows, shamrock crafts and Gaelic quote boards on the wall.  Almost everything I bake is infused with green food coloring. 

If you couldn't tell, I take things way too far, way too often.

I love celebrating even the smallest things, so Saint Patrick's Day for me is an all-month event.  So it would make sense that I spend all month sharing my favorite Irish recipes. Some of these recipes are pretty authentic while some are more inspired by flavors I associate with St. Patty's day. 

Some are savory and some are sweet.  You'll get multiple menus worth of ideas here for the month of March!

So. in honor of this wonderfully, bright green holiday, I'm devoting this whole month to giving you some Irish-influenced recipes that will get you in the Erin Go Bragh spirit!

Slow Cooker Dublin Coddle

1-2 large potatoes, chopped
2 beef sausages, chopped
1 carrots, chopped
3/4 onion, sliced
1 1/2 quarts beef stock
Salt & Pepper to taste
Parsley for garnish




Combine all Dublin Coddle ingredients in a large dutch oven.

Cook over medium heat for 20-30 minutes, letting it boil and soften the potatoes and carrots.

Preheat oven 350F.

Pour the Dublin Coddle into a 9x13 baking dish.  Cover with puff pastry.

Bake for 30 minutes.

Dublin Coddle and Dumplings

It's March.

In my world, that means that all of the stores near me are selling St. Patty's day goodies, from food to home decor to holiday outfits.  Everything is shamrocks and leprechauns and 'kiss me, i'm irish'.  For someone like me, who is part Irish, I like to use this time of the year to focus my attention on my Irish heritage.  This goes for not only food, but celebrating different Irish traditions as well.  At some point in the year, my claddaugh ring comes off and I only remember to put it back on in March.  I decorate my house with lots of green pillows, shamrock crafts and Gaelic quote boards on the wall.  Almost everything I bake is infused with green food coloring. 

If you couldn't tell, I take things way too far, way too often.

I love celebrating even the smallest things, so Saint Patrick's Day for me is an all-month event.  So it would make sense that I spend all month sharing my favorite Irish recipes. Some of these recipes are pretty authentic while some are more inspired by flavors I associate with St. Patty's day. 

Some are savory and some are sweet.  You'll get multiple menus worth of ideas here for the month of March!

So. in honor of this wonderfully, bright green holiday, I'm devoting this whole month to giving you some Irish-influenced recipes that will get you in the Erin Go Bragh spirit!

Slow Cooker Dublin Coddle

3-4 large potatoes, chopped
4 beef sausages, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
1 onion, sliced
2 quarts beef stock
Salt & Pepper to taste
Parsley for garnish

Dumplings:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup milk or water


Combine all Dublin Coddle ingredients in a large dutch oven.

Cook over medium heat for 20-30 minutes, letting it boil and soften the potatoes and carrots.

Combine the dumpling ingredients in a separate bowl.  Drop dumpling mixture into the boiling Dublin Coddle one spoonful at a time.

Cook an additional 15-20 minutes.

Slow Cooker Dublin Coddle

It's March.

In my world, that means that all of the stores near me are selling St. Patty's day goodies, from food to home decor to holiday outfits.  Everything is shamrocks and leprechauns and 'kiss me, i'm irish'.  For someone like me, who is part Irish, I like to use this time of the year to focus my attention on my Irish heritage.  This goes for not only food, but celebrating different Irish traditions as well.  At some point in the year, my claddaugh ring comes off and I only remember to put it back on in March.  I decorate my house with lots of green pillows, shamrock crafts and Gaelic quote boards on the wall.  Almost everything I bake is infused with green food coloring. 

If you couldn't tell, I take things way too far, way too often.

I love celebrating even the smallest things, so Saint Patrick's Day for me is an all-month event.  So it would make sense that I spend all month sharing my favorite Irish recipes. Some of these recipes are pretty authentic while some are more inspired by flavors I associate with St. Patty's day. 

Some are savory and some are sweet.  You'll get multiple menus worth of ideas here for the month of March!

So. in honor of this wonderfully, bright green holiday, I'm devoting this whole month to giving you some Irish-influenced recipes that will get you in the Erin Go Bragh spirit!

Slow Cooker Dublin Coddle

3-4 large potatoes, chopped
4 beef sausages, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
1 onion, sliced
2 quarts beef stock
Salt & Pepper to taste
Parsley for garnish



Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker.

Cook on high for 6-8 hours.

Irish Whiskey Caramels

It's March.

In my world, that means that all of the stores near me are selling St. Patty's day goodies, from food to home decor to holiday outfits.  Everything is shamrocks and leprechauns and 'kiss me, i'm irish'.  For someone like me, who is part Irish, I like to use this time of the year to focus my attention on my Irish heritage.  This goes for not only food, but celebrating different Irish traditions as well.  At some point in the year, my claddaugh ring comes off and I only remember to put it back on in March.  I decorate my house with lots of green pillows, shamrock crafts and Gaelic quote boards on the wall.  Almost everything I bake is infused with green food coloring. 

If you couldn't tell, I take things way too far, way too often.

I love celebrating even the smallest things, so Saint Patrick's Day for me is an all-month event.  So it would make sense that I spend all month sharing my favorite Irish recipes. Some of these recipes are pretty authentic while some are more inspired by flavors I associate with St. Patty's day. 

Some are savory and some are sweet.  You'll get multiple menus worth of ideas here for the month of March!

So. in honor of this wonderfully, bright green holiday, I'm devoting this whole month to giving you some Irish-influenced recipes that will get you in the Erin Go Bragh spirit!

Irish Whiskey Caramels

1 cup heavy cream

1/2 stick unsalted butter

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

11/2 tsp coarse sea salt

1½ cups sugar

¼ cup light corn syrup

¼ cup Irish Whiskey, or to taste

Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper.

Combine cream, butter, vanilla extract and salt in a saucepan over medium heat.  Bring to a low boil for one minute, then remove from heat.

In another saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup and whiskey over medium heat.  Bring to a boil, stirring gently.  When the sugar mixture turns a caramel color, stir in the cream mixture slowly.  Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. 

Using a candy thermometer, bring the temperature of the caramel mixture to approximately 248F.  Remove from heat and pour into the 8x8 pan.

Let cool completely before cutting.  

Irish Whiskey Caramel Sauce

It's March.

In my world, that means that all of the stores near me are selling St. Patty's day goodies, from food to home decor to holiday outfits.  Everything is shamrocks and leprechauns and 'kiss me, i'm irish'.  For someone like me, who is part Irish, I like to use this time of the year to focus my attention on my Irish heritage.  This goes for not only food, but celebrating different Irish traditions as well.  At some point in the year, my claddaugh ring comes off and I only remember to put it back on in March.  I decorate my house with lots of green pillows, shamrock crafts and Gaelic quote boards on the wall.  Almost everything I bake is infused with green food coloring. 

If you couldn't tell, I take things way too far, way too often.

I love celebrating even the smallest things, so Saint Patrick's Day for me is an all-month event.  So it would make sense that I spend all month sharing my favorite Irish recipes. Some of these recipes are pretty authentic while some are more inspired by flavors I associate with St. Patty's day. 

Some are savory and some are sweet.  You'll get multiple menus worth of ideas here for the month of March!

So. in honor of this wonderfully, bright green holiday, I'm devoting this whole month to giving you some Irish-influenced recipes that will get you in the Erin Go Bragh spirit!

Irish Whiskey Caramel Sauce

1 3/4 heavy cream

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup Irish whiskey, or to taste
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp  salt

In a large bowl, combine cream, vanilla and salt.

Pour sugar in saucepan over medium heat.  Stir slowly as the sugar begins to melt and brown.

Once the sugar dissolves and turns a dark caramel color, remove from heat.  Slowly incorporate the cream mixture with a whisk.  Increase speed in stirring when the bubbling begins to settle.  Add in the whiskey.  Whisk until the mixture is completely smooth.

Let cool completely.

Use over desserts or ice cream.  

Irish Whiskey Caramel Mousse

It's March.

In my world, that means that all of the stores near me are selling St. Patty's day goodies, from food to home decor to holiday outfits.  Everything is shamrocks and leprechauns and 'kiss me, i'm irish'.  For someone like me, who is part Irish, I like to use this time of the year to focus my attention on my Irish heritage.  This goes for not only food, but celebrating different Irish traditions as well.  At some point in the year, my claddaugh ring comes off and I only remember to put it back on in March.  I decorate my house with lots of green pillows, shamrock crafts and Gaelic quote boards on the wall.  Almost everything I bake is infused with green food coloring. 

If you couldn't tell, I take things way too far, way too often.

I love celebrating even the smallest things, so Saint Patrick's Day for me is an all-month event.  So it would make sense that I spend all month sharing my favorite Irish recipes. Some of these recipes are pretty authentic while some are more inspired by flavors I associate with St. Patty's day. 

Some are savory and some are sweet.  You'll get multiple menus worth of ideas here for the month of March!

So. in honor of this wonderfully, bright green holiday, I'm devoting this whole month to giving you some Irish-influenced recipes that will get you in the Erin Go Bragh spirit!









Irish Cream Coffee Mousse

4 egg yolks
1/4 cup caramel sauce
1/4 cup Irish Whiskey 
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp unflavored gelatin



In a very small saucepan, cook the stout for about 5 minutes, or until it reduces by half.

Beat egg yolks in a mixer on high speed for 2-3 minutes.

In a large saucepan, heat 1 cup of heavy cream over medium heat until its hot, but not boiling.  Gradually stir it into the egg yolks to temper them.  Once the mixture is homogenous, return the cream-egg mixture  to the saucepan over low heat.  Cook for 3-5 minutes to thicken without letting the mixture boil.  Remove from heat and stir in gelatin, brown sugar, vanilla, whiskey and caramel

Chill for 2-3 hours.

In a mixer, whip the remaining cup of cream until the mixture produces stiff peaks.  Fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mousse mixture.

Serve chilled.

Irish Cream Coffee Mousse

It's March.

In my world, that means that all of the stores near me are selling St. Patty's day goodies, from food to home decor to holiday outfits.  Everything is shamrocks and leprechauns and 'kiss me, i'm irish'.  For someone like me, who is part Irish, I like to use this time of the year to focus my attention on my Irish heritage.  This goes for not only food, but celebrating different Irish traditions as well.  At some point in the year, my claddaugh ring comes off and I only remember to put it back on in March.  I decorate my house with lots of green pillows, shamrock crafts and Gaelic quote boards on the wall.  Almost everything I bake is infused with green food coloring. 

If you couldn't tell, I take things way too far, way too often.

I love celebrating even the smallest things, so Saint Patrick's Day for me is an all-month event.  So it would make sense that I spend all month sharing my favorite Irish recipes. Some of these recipes are pretty authentic while some are more inspired by flavors I associate with St. Patty's day. 

Some are savory and some are sweet.  You'll get multiple menus worth of ideas here for the month of March!

So. in honor of this wonderfully, bright green holiday, I'm devoting this whole month to giving you some Irish-influenced recipes that will get you in the Erin Go Bragh spirit!









Irish Cream Coffee Mousse

4 egg yolks
1/2 cup Irish Cream
1/4 cup freshly brewed coffee 
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp unflavored gelatin



In a very small saucepan, cook the stout for about 5 minutes, or until it reduces by half.

Beat egg yolks in a mixer on high speed for 2-3 minutes.

In a large saucepan, heat 1 cup of heavy cream over medium heat until its hot, but not boiling.  Gradually stir it into the egg yolks to temper them.  Once the mixture is homogenous, return the cream-egg mixture to the saucepan over low heat.  Cook for 3-5 minutes to thicken without letting the mixture boil.  Remove from heat and stir in gelatin, sugar, vanilla, Irish Cream and coffee.

Chill for 2-3 hours.

In a mixer, whip the remaining cup of cream until the mixture produces stiff peaks.  Fold the whipped cream into the chocolate mousse mixture.

Serve chilled.