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Irish American Mom's
SOUPS
6
T r a dit iona l Ir is h P ota t o Soup
P ota t o a nd L e e k Soup
Ca r r ot a nd Cor ia nde r Soup
9
F a r m hous e Be e f Ste w
Dublin Coddle
E gg Sa la d Sa ndwic he s
SIDE DISHES
12
F luffy Ma s he d P ot a toe s
Ir is h Style R oa s t P ot a toe s
Ca r r ot a nd P a r s nip Ma s h
PANCAKES
15
Boxt y
Le m on a nd Suga r P a nc a ke s
Dr op Sc one s
18
Br own Br e a d
Ir is h R a is in Soda Br e a d
Ir is h Butt e r m ilk Sc one s
21
Ke r r y Apple Ca ke
Choc ola te Bis c uit Ca ke
R a s pbe r r y a nd Cr e a m Choc ola t e R o ula de
CHEESY
MUSHROOM
POTATO BITES
DIRECTIONS
1. Place the potatoes in a large saucepan. Cover
with water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat
and simmer the potatoes for 20 minutes until
tender.
DIRECTIONS
INGREDIENTS 1. Thaw the shrimp per package instructions,
if using frozen shrimp. Pat the shrimp dry
with paper towels. Sprinkle the shrimp with
about 1/8 teaspoon of salt and pepper to
2 English cucumbers
season.
5. Serve chilled.
SERVES 10 :
DIRECTIONS
1. Grind the spices, salt and pepper in a coffee
⅛ teaspoon salt
4. Open a thawed puff pastry sheet on a floured
⅛ teaspoon black pepper surface. Cut into 3 strips about 3 inches wide
1 cup breadcrumbs and 10 inches long. Place a 3-inch piece of the
pre-formed sausage meat on the pastry close to
1 garlic clove minced
the edge. Roll the pastry around the meat,
1 egg beaten overlapping underneath by one inch.
¼ teaspoon dried fennel (optional)
5. Cut the pastry roll, then roll it back to brush
the lower layer with egg wash. Re-roll and seal
the lower seam. Using a sharp knife, cut two
PREP TIME 1 HOUR
:
diagonal 1/2 inch slits in the top surface of the
roll. Repeat the procedure to form 18 sausage
COOK TIME 25 MINS : rolls.
DIRECTIONS
INGREDIENTS 1. Peel and dice the onion and potatoes.
SERVES 6 :
DIRECTIONS
1. Chop the leeks. Wash them in a bowl of
water, allowing the grit to fall to the bottom
INGREDIENTS
of the bowl. Lift the sliced leeks into a
colander to drain. Rinse well and pat dry
before using.
2 large leeks
2. Dice the peeled potatoes and onion.
1¼ pounds potatoes (3 medium)
½ large onion 3. Melt the butter in a large soup pot or dutch
oven. Add the leeks, potatoes and onions,
1 ounce butter stirring to coat them in melted butter. Turn
2 fresh thyme sprigs the heat to low. Cover the pot and allow the
vegetables to 'sweat' for 15 minutes, stirring
2 dried bay leaves
every 3 minutes to prevent burning.
4 cups vegetable stock
½ cup heavy whipping cream 4. Add the vegetable broth, bay leaves,
thyme sprigs, salt and pepper. Turn up the
¼ teaspoon salt or to taste
heat and bring to simmering point. Lower
¼ teaspoon white pepper the heat and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes
until the vegetables are tender.
DIRECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
1. Heat the oil or butter in the bottom of a
2 pounds carrots peeled and dutch oven and add the onion. Cook for 5
diced mins over medium heat.
1 large potato peeled and diced
2. Next add the diced carrots and potato.
1 large onion finely chopped
Toss together with the buttery onions. Add
2 tablespoons butter or oil the ground coriander, minced ginger, salt
1½ teaspoons ground coriander and pepper.
seeds
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger 3. Reduce the heat to low. Cover the pot
and cook for 8 minutes until the
⅛ teaspoon salt
vegetables begin to soften.
⅛ teaspoon pepper
4 cups vegetable broth
4. Add the vegetable broth and water.
2 cups water Turn the heat up to high to bring the soup
3 tablespoons chopped fresh to a boil. Then reduce the heat to low,
cilantro to garnish covering the pot and letting the soup
simmer for 30 to 35 minutes until the
vegetables are tender.
DIRECTIONS
1. Peel and cut the carrots into 1 inch cubes.
Wash the potatoes, and clean the button
2 pounds stewing beef 2. Season the beef with salt and pepper. Heat
3 tablespoons vegetable oil half the oil in a large stewing pot. Add one third
of the beef and brown on all sides. Remove from
6 cloves garlic minced
the pot and repeat with the remaining two
1 large onion or 2 small onions
batches of beef. Set the beef to the side.
3 large carrots
2 pounds baby potatoes 3. Add the remainder of the oil to the pot. Add
8 ounces button mushrooms the onions and garlic and sweat for 2 minutes.
Add the carrots and potatoes and toss with the
6 cups beef stock
onions to coat in oil. Sweat for a further 2
2 tablespoons tomato paste
minutes. Return the beef to the vegetables in
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce the pot.
1 teaspoon sugar
6 sprigs of fresh thyme or 2 4. Add the beef broth, the tomato paste, sugar
teaspoons of dried thyme and Worcestershire sauce. Add the thyme and
2 bay leaves bay leaves. Bring to a boil then reduce to a low
heat and simmer for one hour.
3 tablespoons corn starch
3 tablespoons chopped fresh 5. Add the mushrooms. Simmer for an
parsley to garnish additional hour.
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a hot skillet. Brown
the sausages on all sides. Do not cook through.
SERVES 4 :
DIRECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
1. Start by preparing the filling for these
4 slices sandwich bread sandwiches. Halve the tomatoes and scoop
out the seeds and pulp, and discard. Dice the
2 ounces butter to spread outer tomato flesh into 1/4 inch size pieces.
on bread
2. Slice the green onions very thinly. Mash
2 hard boiled eggs
the hard boiled eggs. Shred the lettuce
1 Roma tomato or 2 small leaves thinly.
DIRECTIONS
INGREDIENTS 1. Wash the potatoes without peeling them.
Place the potatoes in a large pot. Cover with
3 pounds of Russet cold water, and turn up the heat until the
potatoes water starts to boil. Reduce the heat and
3 tablespoons of whole allow to simmer.
milk
2. Boil the potatoes for about 20 to 30
2 tablespoons (1 ounce)
minutes until they are fork tender.
of butter
1/4 teaspoon of salt 3. Strain the potatoes and allow them to cool
2 to 4 tablespoons of slightly in a colander.
heavy cream
4. Add the milk and butter to a clean
white pepper to season
saucepan. Bring to a simmer over a very low,
(optional) slow heat. Do not let the milk boil.
DIRECTIONS
8 medium russet
3. Place the potatoes in a large saucepan
potatoes and cover with water. Add a pinch or two of
salt. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, then
⅓ cup vegetable simmer for five minutes.
DIRECTIONS
INGREDIENTS
1. Wash and peel the carrots and parsnips.
Cut evenly in 1/2 inch slices.
SERVES 6 :
DIRECTIONS
1. Peel and cut the potatoes for the mash into
INGREDIENTS 2. Add the eggs to the flour. Add a little milk and
whisk together with an electric mixer. Gradually
add the remainder of the milk.
1 cup all-purpose flour
3. Add the melted butter to the batter and whisk
½ teaspoon salt again for about 2 minutes. Let the batter rest for
10 minutes or until ready to cook the pancakes.
4 large eggs
1½ cups whole milk 4. When ready to cook, beat the batter for 1 more
4 ounces butter (half minute with an electric mixer or balloon whisk.
Heat an 8-inch skillet over medium-high heat,
melted for batter and
and brush with melted butter. Pour about 1/4
half for frying pancakes) cup of batter into the pan and tilt the pan from
side to side to cover it in a thin layer of batter.
1 large lemon for juice
(or 2 small lemons) 5. Reduce to medium heat. When the top begins
¼ cup sugar for serving to dry after 1 to 2 minutes, flip the pancake and
continue to cook for an additional 30 seconds to
1 minute on the second side.
SERVES 12 :
on the inside of each pancake, then sprinkle
with sugar. Roll each pancake to form a
cylindrical shape. Serve immediately.
Alternative pancake fillings include jam,
Irish American Mom chocolate spread, maple syrup or golden syrup.
DIRECTIONS
INGREDIENTS 1. Sift the flour, salt, and baking powder into
a bowl.
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt 2. Whisk the eggs, milk and golden syrup
3 teaspoons baking together in a pitcher until fully blended.
powder
3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and
2 tablespoons golden
whisk together until smooth. Leave the
syrup (or corn syrup) batter to stand for 15 minutes.
1½ cups whole milk
2 large eggs 4. Melt a little butter on a frying pan or
2 ounces butter for frying griddle. Drop two tablespoons of batter in
circles on the pan. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes
pancakes
until the upper surface starts to bubble. Flip
2 tablespoons honey to the pancakes over and cook for 1 to 2
serve minutes more until golden.
SERVES 8 :
DIRECTIONS
1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 10-
inch round baking pan. Add the whole wheat
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Sift the flour,
salt, baking soda and baking powder into a
DIRECTIONS
INGREDIENTS 1. Pre-heat the oven to 425° F. Grease a large
12 inch cast iron skillet with butter.
SERVES 8 :
8. Cool slightly before serving warm with
butter.
DIRECTIONS
INGREDIENTS 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a
9-inch round baking pan by spraying with oil
or coating with butter.
3 cups cake flour
2. Sift the cake flour, baking powder, salt,
2 teaspoons baking powder cloves and nutmeg into a large mixing bowl.
⅛ teaspoon salt
3. Cut the butter into the flour and rub it in
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves using your fingers or a pastry cutter until the
⅛ teaspoon nutmeg mixture resembles fine bread crumbs. Toss in
the sugar and combine it with the flour
4 ounces butter mixture.
¾ cups sugar
4. Peel and slice the apples into similar 1" to 2"
4 large Granny Smith apples sized pieces. Add the apples into the flour
2 large eggs mixture and mix them thoroughly.
¼ cup milk
5. Beat the eggs and add a dash of milk. Add
2 tablespoons sugar to sprinkle to the apples and flour and combine well with
a large spoon. Add more milk as needed to
on top of cake
fully moisten the flour. The result is a pretty
sticky mixture.
SERVES 12:
8. Bake the cake in the preheated 375 degree
oven for 45 to 50 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes
in the pan, then transfer to a wire wrack to
finish cooling.
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CHOCOLATE
BISCUIT
CAKE
DIRECTIONS
INGREDIENTS 1. Line a 9 x 5 inch loaf tin with plastic wrap.
4 oz butter (1 stick diced) 4. Remove the chocolate from the heat and
14 fluid ounces condensed allow to cool slightly. Stir in the condensed
milk.
milk
5. Combine the wet with the dry ingredients
2 tablespoons golden syrup
and mix well to ensure the cracker pieces are
(corn syrup can be substituted) completely covered in chocolate.
8 oz graham crackers (1 sleeve) 6. Pour into the lined loaf pan, pressing the
50 animal crackers mixture down with a spatula to prevent any
“air locks” and smooth out the top.
DIRECTIONS
INGREDIENTS 1. Preheat the oven to 300°F or 150°C. Pour the
cream and milk into a saucepan and heat until
almost boiling. Do not boil the milk. Remove from
the heat and set aside for 10 minutes.
1 cup whole milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream 2. In a heatproof bowl, mix the egg yolks and the
white sugar together with a balloon whisk for
1 teaspoon vanilla extract about 2 to 3 minutes. Next, add the vanilla extract
to the eggs and whisk again.
4 tablespoons Irish Cream
liqueur 3. Add a few tablespoons of the hot cream mixture
to the eggs stirring constantly. Gradually add
6 egg yolks more milk stirring all the time. When all the milk is
added and combined the mixture should coat the
1/4 cup white sugar back of a spoon. Add the Irish cream to the egg
and cream mixture.
4 tablespoons brown
demerara sugar or 4. Pass the egg and cream mixture through a fine
strainer. Pour the mixture into 4 individual flat,
turbinado sugar wide ramekins, filling the ramekins to 3/4 full.
Place the ramekins in a baking tray with sides.
Add warm water to reach half way up the sides of
the ramekins creating a bain marie.