Irish Blessing
Planning A Saint Patrick’s Day Dinner
Everyone’s Irish on March 17th, so why not host your own Saint Patrick’s Day dinner? Whether you just love a good, dark Guinness or you’re curious what “bangers and rum sauce” tastes like, you can put together a unique and hearty feast without spending much money. Stews, potato dishes, fish, Reuben sandwiches, corned beef and cabbage are just some of the first foods that come to mind on this special feast day.
According to the Food Services of America organization, a Saint Patrick’s Day dinner of corned beef and cabbage is perhaps more of an Irish immigrant luxury than a traditional dinner served in Ireland. Thanks to the use of expensive salts in production, corned beef was a costly delicacy that was reserved for annual Easter feasts. Pork and fresh beef would be more authentic Saint Patricks Day dinner ideas. The FSA recommends serving up the following dishes for your dinner this March. Irish Lamb Stew, Irish Pot Roasted Chicken, Marinated Fried Fish Strips & Potatoes, Cod Cobbler, Potato & Parmesan Gratin, Bangers and Rum Sauce and Irish Smoked Salmon Salad.
Lest not we forget what drinks to serve with our special Saint Patrick’s Day feast! A typical accompaniment to any Irish table would be something like Guinness or Murphy’s. The Guinness brewery originated in St. James’s Gate, Dublin circa 1725 and remains the top-selling beer in Ireland. Murphy’s Irish Stout, based in County Cork since 1856, is the fastest growing stout in the world, available in 70 countries now. It’s a fallacy that green beer is representative of an authentic Irish celebration. Some people think it’s cute to mix a few drops of green food coloring in a lighter beer like Harp, but you’re best served with Irish lager, Irish stout or Irish ale. The most popular lagers sold in Ireland include Harp and Heineken. Irish stouts like Guinness, Murphy’s and Beamish are heavier, darker beers. Smithwick’s is the most heralded Irish red ale. For Irish whiskey, look for Bushmills or Jameson.
To eat Saint Patrick’s Day dinner like the colonists, Pennsylvania’s Peddler’s Village recommends pies baked in a Dutch oven, roast beef cooked on a clock-work jack, tin kitchen cooked fish laced up in a plank of cedar, Maryland crab, Johnny cakes and Irish soda bread. Their annual “Evening in the Colonial Kitchen” runs from January to March at the Cock ‘n Bull Restaurant in Bucks County (Lancaster, PA) and serves up hearty, traditionally-cooked Irish cuisine, while telling tales of Irish folklore and playing Irish songs. What better way can one celebrate this holiday?
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