St. Patrick's Day

verdancyhime

Add chopped onion, garlic, frozen spinach, mustard, and ground beef to a pot.
Apply potatoes.

SkyPixie

If you want trad Irish you need to be eating boiled bacon with the cabbage not corned beef !!

Boil the bacon .. then boil the cabbage in the bacon water and if you're brave enough drink the water afterwards like we had to as kids !

Don't forget the spuds .. boiled of course !

This is how we had it at home every week and my parents and family are from Galway.

I wouldn't say bacon is more traditional. Corned beef was just a delicacy that the British sucked out of Ireland.

Yep well that would account for why most Irish families would likely not be eating corned beef !!

I have never yet met anyone within my family and friends who would eat anything other than bacon with cabbage ... so start boiling and don't forget to drink the water :laugh:

Look, my mother is from Ireland and wouldn't have her family recipe any other way. It's your use of the word "traditional" that is troubling. Just because something at one time wasn't plentiful where you family was from and they subbed something else, doesn't mean that roast beef wouldn't be traditional elsewhere. That's like saying in America thin crust pizza is traditional and Chicago style isn't. It would be an inaccurate statement because different regions have vastly different traditional cuisine. I didn't say no one does it with bacon--I said corned beef is also traditional and actually has significantly deeper historic roots--then I actually provided evidence of that.

Other poster--no, it wasn't cheep (as demonstrated by the problem with supply and demand).

Keep your hair on all I said was I never met anyone who ate corned beef :noway:

I have no idea what part of Ireland you mum comes from but outside of Galway I have family in Mayo, Roscommon, Dublin and Cavan none of who I have ever heard of eating the kind of corned beef are talking about (not the junk out of tins), maybe we are just piggy munching people in our family !

If that's your family tradition then enjoy it :drinker:

clarkeje1

Don't argue over the authenticity of the recipes... I just said festive, it could be anything lol I love to eat and drink so I will be sure to try a lot of these in the upcoming days Thanks everyone!

fuzzieme

We don't generally eat much on St Patrick's day, apart from sweets and crisps and chocolate for those who are off them for lent. At about nine at night whoever needs to goes for a bag of chips and then comes back to the pub. The only traditional food I know of on the day is a full fry in the morning. A good breakfast is vital because unless you are a cheater, that's the one and only meal.

Irish stew in the Northwest only had balls of minced beef, carrots, onions and full peeled potatoes, simmer it up and once it's cooked add bisto. Very very simple.

fuzzieme

And aye, bacon goes with cabbage. Or turnips. It's many people's favourite meal here. I have never in my life met anyone who ate corned beef with cabbage though, the last time I seen corned beef was one from a tin 18 years ago in Co. Meath, it was eaten cold, in a sandwich. Interesting story though. I never knew that about this place, my Dad is 70, he didn't know but he said "ah'd well believe it". (translation for those who need it: I believe that)

LisaMarie8713

***taking notes*** a lot of the recipes seemed simple and sound good!

Although I doubt I'll eat as much as I drink, lol, since it's my birthday

tyhorveathsr

tradition for a lot of ppl is corned beef brisket. Cook LOW N SLOW little bit of liquid smoke and covered fat side up at 250 for a couple hours and then 225 until it falls apart. Since its beef not the best low fat meal. Cabbage on the side steamed with a little butter. Potatoes boiled with parsley and a little butter as well. Butter just enough to taste no more. Salt and pepper to your taste.