Irish Shepherd's Pie (with Turkey)

Ingredients, Serves 8-10: For the mashed potatoes topping: 1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes 1/4 cup half-and-half cream 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 egg yolk For the meat filling: 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 1/2 cup chopped onion 3 carrots, peeled and diced small 3 cloves garlic, minced 3 celery stocks, chopped 3 pounds ground turkey 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour 4 teaspoons tomato paste 2 cup chicken broth 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tablespoon paptrika 1 tablespoon freshly chopped...

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Irish Lamb Stew with Guiness Beer

Ingredients, Serves 8-10: 3 pounds lamb shoulder/neck (used for stew) 1/2 cup flour 3 large russet potatoes, peeled and cubed 3 large carrots, peeled and sliced 6 stalks celery, cut into 1/2" slices 2 large...

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Irish Root Vegetable Medley

Ingredients, Serves 8-10: 8 carrots 4 turnips 12 fingerling potatoes 1 rutabaga 1 large parsnip 2 medium onions 2 kohlrabi bulbs 1 celery root (celeriac) bulb 1 whole head garlic 2 or 3 sprigs fresh rosemary, sage, or thyme Extra-virgin olive oil (EVO) Salt and pepper to taste Chopped fresh parsley or chives, for garnish I made this for a St. Patrick's Day party and it was a hit!  Healthy too! First pre-heat the oven to 400º F.  Now, prepare all the root vegetables.  You need to peel the carrots, turnips, rutabaga, parsnip, kohlrabi and celery root.  Chop them all up (including the potatoes) into roughly same...

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Irish Corned Beef and Cabbage

Sous Vide Details: Cook Corned Beef at 180ºF for 10-12 hours Ingredients, Serves 6-8: Corned Beef: 3-4 lb beef brisket 4 tablespoon curing salt (I got some at William and Sonoma) 4 tablespoon pickling spices 4 teaspoon brown sugar 4 teaspoon garlic powder Salt and pepper to taste 1 head of cabbage 1 cup chicken stock 1/4 cup champagne vinegar So I decided to make corned beef from a regular beef brisket.  Be for warned, it takes 7 days to pickle the brisket into corned beef! First, take your brisket and trim off most of the fat.  Mix the curing salt, brown sugar and garlic powder in a bowl.  Using a fork, punch...

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Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients, Serves 4-6: 4 cups of flour 1/4 cup of sugar 4 tablespoons cold butter, cut up into pieces 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup golden raisins or currants 1 tablespoon caraway seeds (optional) 1 3/4 cup butter milk 1 large egg We decided to throw a St. Patrick's Day party this year and so I decided to cook authentic Irish dishes for the first time!  On the top of the list was Irish Soda Bread, a wonderfully rich and flavorful bread that doesn't use yeast and is super easy to make! First, pre-heat oven to 425ºF.  Next, we mix all the try ingredients in a bowl.  I used a mixer bowl, but you can...

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Vietnamese Shrimp Spring Rolls

Ingredients, Serves 4: 1/2 lb headless shrimp 2 oz asian rice vermicelli Six  8.5" (22 cm)  rice sheets (you can get at an asian market) Leaves of cilantro, mint and Thai basil Lettuce Leafs Peanut sauce: 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter 1/2 teaspoon Shirachi hot sauce 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 1/2 tablespoons hoisin sauce Water to thin sauce I LOVE Vietnamese shrimp spring rolls! They are fresh and aromatic and health too!  So I decided to make my own and now you can too!  It's super easy and makes a great snack or appetizer. First you need to cook the shrimp.  Peel and toss into a boiling pot and cook...

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