Food in Ireland is steeped in traditional home-cooked classics and heartwarming favourites. The contemporary recipes respect the homemade character and offer the taste buds a completely new dimension. From Guinness bread to a quirky twist on the classic bacon and cabbage, food in Ireland excels in taste and innovation. Ireland Tourism has compiled a list of the best recipes from well-known Irish chefs especially for home cooks:
1. Born and Braised
A dish voted Northern Ireland's most quintessential by leading chefs, is 'Born and Braised', which translates as born and braised (Northern Irish beef shank served with beetroot and bone marrow gremolata). This is a very tasty recipe, also voted the pinnacle of Northern Irish cooking by the public.
2. Guinness bread
From the cradle of the black stuff, we present you Guinness bread. Nothing is more Irish than the brown soda bread, but this bread, combined with the hearty taste of Guinness, definitely leaves you wanting more.
3. Lobster Lawyer
When it comes to fresh fish, Ireland's coastal waters are teeming with treasures, which come in daily. country to be delivered. This Lobster Lawyer (lobster) recipe by Chef Aidan MacManus of the King Sitric in Howth is simple, yet delectable food at its best, with fish caught daily by the fishermen in Balscadden Bay, just outside the restaurant. /P>
4. Seasoned beef with local beer, smoked shallots, beetroot and celeriac
A dish with Irish beef should of course not be missing from this list. This variant is an ideal combination between the traditional and modern kitchen. PaulaMcIntyre is a renowned Irish chef with a resume full of renowned cuisines, cooking shows and cookbooks. In addition, she recently joined the Slow Cook UK Board. This recipe is one of the favorites in her most recent cookbook Down to Earth. This traditional Irish beef dish is best eaten with mashed potatoes or boiled potatoes.
5. Bacon and cabbage pie Every Irishman worth the salt has eaten more bacon and cabbage meals than he can remember and this tasty staple is taken to new heights with Chef Gearoid Lynch van de Olde's refined recipe Post Inn. What's even more impressive... it's gluten-free.
6. Rhubarb bread and butter pudding
Of course there should be a dish in this list with vegetables and fruit from the season. Rhubarb in this case… It is the first variety to be harvested in the season and is now widely available. This dessert is a dish traditionally used in crumble pastries, but Irish chef Darina Allen serves up a warm and welcoming delight, a heartwarming combination of the tart taste of rhubarb and the power of cream and vanilla.
