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St. Patrick's Day Recipes Table of Contents Colcanon Irish Soda Bread Buttermilk Recipe Shepherd's Pie

Thanks to Monica Hall for sharing her family's tradition:

We always enjoy this on St. Patrick's Day.  They don't come much easier than this one!  We love it with lamb chops or roast, brussel sprouts, soda bread with currants, and a layered orange, white, and green jello salad (in a glass dish, of course).  My great-grammie used to make this meal every year.  It wouldn't be March without it.  We added the jello, and the traditional orange/lime sherbet sundaes for dessert.

Wash and thinly slice 5 lbs. red potatoes thinly slice 1 small head green cabbage

Place the potatoes in a large stock pot and place cabbabe in a steamer basket over the potatoes. Boil for approximately 45 min., or until potatoes and cabbage are tender.

Place spuds and cabbage in a mixer bowl (might need to do a couple of smaller batches), and whip them together. Add milk, if desired, and salt and pepper to taste.

I never ever peel red potatoes, but you might want to?

Actually, Irish soda bread, and corned beef are Irish/American traditions.  Most folks in the old country do not traditionally eat these foods on St. Patrick's Day.  Apparently the tradition was started by Irish house servants in New York, Chicago, and Boston.

In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and soda, and salt.  Cut in butter until crumbly.  Mix one of the eggs and buttermilk together and stir into the flour mixture just until moistened.  Fold in currants.  Knead on a floured surface for 1 minute.  Shape into a round loaf and place on a greased baking sheet.  Cut a 1/4 in deep cross in the top of the loaf.  Brush with the other beaten egg.  Bake at 375 for 30-35 min or until golden brown.

ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC with orange marmalade, or butter and honey whipped together.

If you have no buttermilk on hand ... Mix 3/4 cup regular milk (works better with 2% or more) with 1-2 tsp. vinegar or lemon juice.  Stir or shake to curdle the milk.  Voilà!  Instant buttermilk.

You could made a simple shepherd's pie...VERY Irish!  My Irish pastor's wife makes it regularly.  (BTW, this is a make it up as I go along recipe, so use common sense in following my directions: )

Make a half recipe of the Colcannon.  Cube your steak and brown it in a large oven proof skillet with about 2 tbsp. shortening.  Remove steak from pan, and make a simple flour gravy.  For the culinary challenged:  mix together 1/4 cup flour with 1 cup hot water.  Shake or stir until smooth.  Heat drippings in pan until hot, and gradually stir in flour mixture, stirring quickly to avoid lumps.  Gradually add a little milk or more water as gravy thickens.  Bring to a boil, and boil for 2 minutes.  Stir steak back in, and add any leftover veggies in your fridge.  Spread Colcanon over the top of the skillet and bake at 375 for about 30 minutes or until potatoes are starting to brown.  If need be, powdered milk is acceptable in the potatoes and gravy.

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