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What makes a lamb stew recipe traditionally Irish? According to the Joy of Cooking, the act of not browning the meat makes it an Irish stew. |
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The Irish love affair with the potato is about more than it simply being the only food that most Irish peasants subsisted on for hundreds of years. When mixed with milk and butter, potato turns into an instant comfort food that helps “take the edge off” on a damp, cold Irish evening.
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Most people who frequent Irish pubs have seen an Irish Breakfast on the menu, particularly the morning after the night before.
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There are simply no two ingredients that evoke Irish cooking more than corned beef and potatoes. Combine them and you have St. Patrick’s Day in your mouth! Before talking about cooking the best darn corned-beef potato hash that has ever been cooked, we should probably take a moment to explain what corned beef is. Corned beef is a cut of beef, usually brisket, which comes from the front of the cow. |
Every cookbook that you will see that contains Irish cuisine will inevitably contain at least one recipe that stars the omnipresent symbol of Irish culture, Guinness beer.
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