Here’s a list of all of the St. Patrick’s Day inspired recipes I’ve shared. Less than a week to go!
Guinness
Tasty Tuesday–Irish Beef Stew
Since St. Patrick’s Day is next week, I thought an Irish recipe would be appropriate. Bonus points because this recipe has Guinness in it!
- 2 pounds chuck roast, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 2 large onions, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 1/2 cups Guinness
- 2 cups chopped carrot
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Toss the beef cubes with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper. Dredge the beef in this to coat.
Heat the remaining oil in a deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the beef, and brown on all sides. Add the onions, and garlic. Stir the tomato paste into a small amount of water to dilute; pour into the pan and stir to blend. Reduce the heat to medium, cover, and cook for 5 minutes.
Pour 1/2 cup of the beer into the pan, and as it begins to boil, scrape any bits of food from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. This adds a lot of flavor to the broth. Pour in the rest of the beer, and add the carrots. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 2 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally. Taste and adjust seasoning before serving. Garnish with chopped parsley.
Tasty Tuesday–Corned Beef and Cabbage
I know that most people probably know how to make this already. But since it’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d share my recipe, which is delicious because it involves Guinness. That makes it extra Irish, right?
- 3-4 lb. flat-cut corned beef brisket
- 2-3 large carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1-2 onions, peeled and quartered
- 1 head cabbage, cored and chopped
- 1 12 oz. bottle Guinness draught
Place carrots and onions in bottom of slow cooker. Place corned beef (and contents of accompanying spice packet), on top. Place chopped cabbage over corned beef, and pour Guinness over all. Cook on low heat 10-12 hours.
Booze Soaked Cake #6–Guinness
This is a less labor-intense version of the classic Guinness cake. I made it for the first time last St. Patrick’s Day, and it was a huge hit. Not too sweet, no overwhelming frosting, just a nice, simple ganache. The cake itself is very dense, and the flavor is very unique. It quickly became a family favorite!
- 1 cup stout (such as Guinness)
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process)
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 6 ounces good semisweet chocolate chips
- 6 tablespoons heavy cream
- 3/4 teaspoon instant coffee granules
Cake prep:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter or spray a bundt pan well; make sure you get in all of the nooks and crannies. (Some people even go so far as to brush the inside of their bundt pans with melted butter–you cannot be too careful!). Bring 1 cup stout and 1 cup butter to simmer in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add cocoa powder and whisk until mixture is smooth. Cool slightly.
Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in large bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat eggs and sour cream in another large bowl to blend. Add stout-chocolate mixture to egg mixture and beat just to combine. Add flour mixture and beat briefly on slow speed. Using rubber spatula, fold batter until completely combined. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Transfer cake to rack; cool completely in the pan, then turn cake out onto rack for drizzling ganache.*
Ganache:
For the ganache, melt the chocolate, heavy cream, and coffee in the top of a double boiler over simmering water until smooth and warm, stirring occasionally. Drizzle over the top of cooled cake.