(Family Features) If St. Patrick’s Day inspires feelings of hearth and home rather than leprechauns and green beer, you can celebrate tradition with warm, filling meals that harken back to Irish heritage. Soups and stews are certain to conjure up some nostalgia while soft, delicious cake is a perfect way to honor tradition regardless of your ancestry.
Share a sweet way to complete the meal in style with Irish Apple Cake, a classic dessert to top off a filling celebration. This version is easy enough to prepare with a handful of everyday ingredients for the cake, a crumbly topping and homemade custard for the finishing touch.
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Irish Sláinte Stew
Oil, for drizzling
1 pound stew meat
1-2 pinches salt, plus additional to taste, divided
1-2 pinches pepper
3 tablespoons flour
48 ounces beef broth
1 cup carrots, diced
1 cup celery, diced
3 cups potatoes, diced
1/2 onion, diced
2 tablespoons garlic pepper
1 tablespoon dried thyme
1/2 tablespoon dried rosemary
1 tablespoon dried chives
1 bottle Irish draught beer of choice
crusty bread, for serving
In Dutch oven over medium heat, drizzle oil and brown stew meat with salt and pepper. Sprinkle flour over meat.
Add beef broth, carrots, celery, potatoes, onion, garlic pepper, thyme, rosemary and chives. Add Irish draught beer.
Bring to boil, stirring, 5 minutes. Simmer 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Serve with crusty bread.
Source: Culinary.net
