Anyone know of any traditional irish dishes?

astonsmummy

Hi
My boyfriend is coming down for the weekend and i wanted to cook him a special dinner, he's been over here about a year from NI so thought i'd try a traditional dinner for him - any suggestions please?

Thnx xx

sarahs999

Champ is very nice Irish version of mashed potatoes - but it's Ireland rather than northern ireland, not sure whether it's as popular there.

Sarahsaver

Colcannon
Oysters
Irish stew

Plenty of guinness :beer:

frugalfairy_3

Corned beef and cabbage? That's what we were offered on our honeymoon there, I think it's a traditional dish, but sorry, have no recipes. Maybe if you google Irish recipes you'll get lots (probably American versions though!).

HTH
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springtide

Maybe some irish stew served with mash mixed with shredded cabbage and cream with some homemade soda bread on the side.

Mmmmmm!

mikeywills

Whatever you do, it should involve tatties somewhere they are as good as recognised as the national dish.
Love colcannon, and irish stew as per sarahsaver. soda bread, is a good side dish to mop up leftovers.

mirakl

sarahs999 wrote:

Champ is very nice Irish version of mashed potatoes - but it's Ireland rather than northern ireland, not sure whether it's as popular there.

Champ is equally as popular in Northern Ireland. We Irish may not agree with each other on many things but we all agree on good food!

Trishh_2

Champ is great, basically creamed potatoes, well seasoned, with spring onions through it. Irish stew is traditionally made with lamb ( i think ) but my mum (and everyone else I know) always made it with mince steak and steak pieces. I'm Belfast, born and reared ... and I've NEVER been offered corned beef & cabbage and I don't know anyone who makes it

And soda bread is usually served with breakfast along with potato bread and a fry up ... and loads of HP sauce

astonsmummy

Thanks guys,
Just dona a google and came up with this site http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/culture/recipes/index.shtm Looks really good, think i'm gonna go with the irish stew. using mutton.

So should i do some colcannon aswell as the stew?
Also can you buy soda bread in the shops, dont think i'd be able to make it myself!

Herbaholic

We go to Dublin every January and the local food there is yummy, soda bread is a must it's served just about everywhere, in the hotels we stay in it's put on the table while you wait for your meal, fresh baked too ::drools::. Guinness is so much nicer over there than here, but still worth doing the Beef in Guinness recipe with some champ and soda bread, with Kerry Apple Cake followed by Irish coffee to follow? Irish Recipes

This is a fun page, as well as recipes it has some Gaelic sayings and translations eg "Is deacair amhrán a rádh gan gloine." (It's hard to sing with an empty glass). More Irish Recipes

astonsmummy

Ok, i have decided on
Irish stew made with mutton
Soda bread
Kerry apple cake
I'm gonna have to go get a slow cooker and cake tin now! Oh well it's about time i got a SC, it not as if i wont be using it again i mean all the SC recepies on here!