If you’re Irish or just love the Irish culture, you will love The Feckin’ Book of Everything Irish, by Colin Murphy and Donal O’dea.
Inside The Feckin’ Book you will find sections dedicated to Words and Phrases, Songs, recipes and more. Learn all about what eejits and sleeveens are, what the words are to The Black Velvet Band, and how to cook Irish Whiskey Cake. You can’t go wrong with this book!
My cousin gave us this book a few Christmas’ ago, and we have loved it. I hope you enjoy it too!
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Mar 2010
17
Mar 2010
Here is a video with many of the of Whose Line Is It Anyways – Irish Drinking Songs.
17
Mar 2010
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, here is a good recipe for Guinness Beef Stew and a very tasty dipping sauce for brown Irish Soda bread.
Guinness Beef Stew
2 lb Stewed Beef, cubed
1-2 Cans Guinness (the only time you should ever use can Guinness)
1 oz Butter
1 large Onion, Chopped
2 Carrots, chopped
1 tbsp Flour
2 cups of Beef Stock
2 Potatoes, chopped
Sprig of Parsley
Sprig of Thyme
1 Bay Leaf
In a container with a lid, add the cubed beef and the Guinness. Lid, and place in the refrigerator overnight to marinate. The next day, remove the meat and keep the Guinness to use later.
In a large stew pot, melt the butter. Ad the meat (in batches if need to) and brown lightly on all sides. Remove the meat and set aside.
In the pan, now add the onions and carrots. Saute the vegetables until slight softened.
Add the meat back to the pot. Add the flour, and stir to soak up any left over butter. Add the Guinness and the beef stock to the pot. Bring to a boil, and add the potatoes and herbs.
Reduce the heat to low. Simmer for about 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Remove the bay leaf, and serve hot!
And if you have Irish Soda Bread with the stew, here is a quick and tasty dipping sauce:
Guinness Honey Reduction Sauce
1 cup Guinness
1 Tbls honey
½ cup balsamic vinegar
½ Tbls unsalted butter
Mix all ingredients except the butter in a small sauce pan on low heat. Reduce by ¾ then add butter and continue to heat until butter is incorporated.