Irish Recipes | IrishCentral

As enjoyable as it is to eat in an Irish pub or restaurant, some people like to collect Irish recipes so they can enjoy traditional Irish cuisine in the comfort of their own homes. Coddle is a dish traditionally associated with Dublin. It was said to be a favorite of Sean O’Casey and Jonathan Swift and has appeared in the writings of James Joyce. Irish recipes for coddle include layers of sliced pork sausages and rashers (somewhat fatty back bacon that is thinly sliced), sliced potatoes and onions. Barley is optional. Old Irish recipes for coddle called for adding a small amount of Guinness. Season with salt, pepper and sometimes parsley. Coddle is easy to prepare and cook and is usually eaten in the winter. Irish stew is a traditional Irish dish made from lamb, beef or mutton. Irish recipes for this stew will include potatoes, onions, and parsley. While Irish stew originated in Ireland, Irish recipes for stew may be found in cookbooks all over Europe, as well as in “The Joy of Cooking.” Recent versions of the recipe include stouts, as well as beef instead of lamb due to the rising price of lamb. Irish recipes for another traditional dish, colcannon, call for mashed potatoes, kale or cabbage, butter, salt, and pepper. Ingredients such as milk, cream, leeks, onions, chives, garlic, boiled ham or Irish bacon may also be found in Irish recipes for colcannon. An old Irish Halloween tradition is to serve colcannon with small coins hidden in it. If you vary the Irish recipes for colcannon by using scallions instead of kale or cabbage, you end up with the northern Irish dish champ, which is also called “poundies” in some places.

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