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Medallions of Beef with Port Sauce & Cashel Blue Cheese
Everyone was making their colcannon & stew & lamb for St. Patrick's day...only my second-favorite holiday of the year (go ahead, guess what took the #1 spot?).
Meanwhile...everyone in our house was sick. So, no celebrations on the 17th for us.
But seriously, I don't need a special day to celebrate Ireland or my Irish-ness. I'm about half-Irish, thought honestly I'm not sure which parts...
So, I went ahead & made something a week or so later. And because Ireland is not about green beer, I decided to celebrate the amazing culinary strides being made across the country.
Grated potatoes, mixed with some chopped & cooked bacon & scallions, an egg yolk, a little flour & S&P; mix till combined.
Using a biscuit cutter or crumpet mold, portion the mix & make rounds. Cover with plastic, chill at least an hour.
Heat first oil, then butter as well, in a frying pan, cook potatoes on each side till golden & warmed through. Top with slice of crisp pancetta.
What's there to say? Potatoes! Fried! Of course it was delicious. Stereotype or no, the Irish know their potatoes.
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Because I'm Still Irish the Other 364 Days
Medallions of Beef with Port Sauce & Cashel Blue Cheese
Everyone was making their colcannon & stew & lamb for St. Patrick's day...only my second-favorite holiday of the year (go ahead, guess what took the #1 spot?).
Meanwhile...everyone in our house was sick. So, no celebrations on the 17th for us.
But seriously, I don't need a special day to celebrate Ireland or my Irish-ness. I'm about half-Irish, thought honestly I'm not sure which parts...
So, I went ahead & made something a week or so later. And because Ireland is not about green beer, I decided to celebrate the amazing culinary strides being made across the country.
For Matt, a gorgeous piece of beef, seared on both sides, put into a baking dish, topped with minced shallots, a Port reduction sauce, pine nuts, S&P, lemon juice & crumbled Cashel blue; place under the broiler till the cheese is bubbly, 1 to 2 minutes.
(We also did this using Morningstar Farms 'steak' strips for the vegetarians, & it worked just as well.)
Was it good? Matt could barely talk; he practically inhaled that thing. So yeah, it was good. The Port reduction was amazing, even the non-meat version.
Grated potatoes, mixed with some chopped & cooked bacon & scallions, an egg yolk, a little flour & S&P; mix till combined.
Using a biscuit cutter or crumpet mold, portion the mix & make rounds. Cover with plastic, chill at least an hour.
Heat first oil, then butter as well, in a frying pan, cook potatoes on each side till golden & warmed through. Top with slice of crisp pancetta.
What's there to say? Potatoes! Fried! Of course it was delicious. Stereotype or no, the Irish know their potatoes.
- There Was No Wearin' Of The Green, But...
When we were in Ireland a few years back, practically every where we ate...from pubs to restaurants to castles...we found ourselves being served a trio of dishes: a simple green salad with a mustard-y dressing, a coleslaw with shredded carrot, and a...
- Go Ahead And Kiss Me...irish Food For St. Pat's
When Zorra sent me an email asking me to join the St. Patrick's Day: Green or Irish event, I immediately wrote back and said she could count on me. St. Paddy's is my second-favorite holiday (after Halloween, coincidentally). I am, in fact, Irish....
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Chateaubriand with Bernaise Sauce, Deep-Fried Souffled Potatoes and Herby Popovers Just because I'm not a carnivore doesn't mean Matt has to give it up. I've had this recipe kicking around for some time, and finally decided Matt had to have...
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My grandmother came down for a visit last week/weekend. It had been more than a year since I'd last seen her, so I was pretty happy about the visit. I made sure to feed her well, and on the final night of her trip, I cooked up an Irish dinner. Boille-stuffed...