St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate than with some authentic Irish recipes that call for lamb?
Traditional Irish Recipes
Today, I’m sharing the Kerry Pie recipe, as well as the Colcannon recipe. As tradition has it, Kerry Pies were made as a meal to be taken out to the fields for the farmers while they worked. They are stuffed with vegetables and lamb for a convenient meal, which could either be eaten with the farmer’s hands or with a fork and knife.
Meat Pie Recipe
Below are step by step instructions on how to make the tasty dish known as Kerry Pie.
Brown cut up lamb pieces in skillet until meat has changed colors and reached your desired level of doneness. Then add 2-3 T of flour.
In a separate pan place diced vegetables and cook for 3-4 minutes. Then add stock, meat, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
You can make your own pie dough or, to save time, just buy a package of frozen pie dough. Unroll and cut out a circle large enough to fill a muffin cup.
I used a jumbo muffin pan, but you could easily use a regular sized muffin pan or a small pie pan. Place dough so it lines the greased muffin cups.
Add your meat and vegetable mixture to the cups and then place a circle of dough on top. Secure the edges of the dough together and make a small slit in the top of each. Brush with beaten egg yolk.
Bake in the oven at 400 degrees for 40 minutes.
Colcannon Recipe
While that’s baking you can make your Colcannon, which is traditionally made from potatoes and either kale or cabbage. I choose to use purple cabbage to give this side some color, but green cabbage would work just as well.
Ingredients:
4 large potatoes
1/4 cup heavy cream
7 T butter (divided)
6 cups cabbage, shredded
1/2 cup scallion
Dash of salt & pepper
Directions:
Peel and slice potatoes. Boil until soft, drain and mash. Add cream and 4 T butter. Saute cabbage in 3 T butter add scallions and cook for 2 minutes. Combine cabbage with potatoes and add salt & pepper to taste.
There you have your St. Patrick’s Day meal, complete with traditional, easy irish recipes. Simply add some Irish Soda Bread and a Green Beer and you will be all set to partake in the holiday spirit.
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Here are the makings for a fun and festive St. Patrick’s Day meal, complete with traditional, easy irish recipes. Simply add some Irish Soda Bread and a Green Beer to your Kerry Pie & Colcannon, and you'll be all set to partake in the holiday spirit!
Ingredients
- 1 pound lamb
- 10 oz onions
- 10 oz carrots
- 2-3 T flour
- 1 1/2 cup lamb stock
- 1 tsp parsley
- 1 tsp thyme
- dash of salt & pepper
- 1 package frozen pie dough
- 1 egg yolk, beaten
- 4 large potatoes
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 7 T butter (divided)
- 6 cups cabbage, shredded
- 1/2 cup scallion
- Dash of salt & pepper
Instructions
Cut lamb into small pieces and cook in a skillet to desired doneness. Add 2-3 T flour to the meat and stir. Dice vegetables and cook 3-4 minutes in a separate pan. Add stock, lamb, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper to vegetables and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
Unroll pie dough and cut dough in circles large enough to fill greased muffin cup pans. Fill dough lined cup with meat and vegetable mixture. Make a circular lid for the top. Secure dough edges and punch a hole in the top of the dough. Brush egg yolk on top of the dough lid.
Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes.
Peel and slice potatoes. Boil until soft, drain and mash. Add cream and 4 T butter. Saute cabbage in 3 T butter add scallions and cook for 2 minutes. Combine cabbage with potatoes and add salt & pepper to taste.
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It’s difficult to find truly Irish recipes, so thanks for giving us something unique to eat on St. Paddy’s Day!
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These both look wonderful.
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I love lamb dishes…but can’t usually afford it. I like the idea of how portable the Kerry pies are. Have you ever frozen them? Changed the meat? And I like the idea of adding cabbage to potatoes to add more nutrition. Thanks for sharing.
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Yes, they freeze up really nice; and you could substitute beef or chicken. I realize lamb can be expensive at times but I’m glad to hear you have had it before and enjoy it.
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I am SO making this recipe after I return from Food Blog Forum.
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Lived in Ireland before and your recipes leave me wanting them all the more.
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I never knew what Colcannon was…thanks for sharing your recipes! They sound so yummy!
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I bet I could do that without meat.
)) Potatoes look super yummy, will definitely have to try that!
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That looks yummy!!!!
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You’re killing me! I’m reading this and just realizing that I’m really hungry. I should’ve tuned into myself more and know that I’m hungry because as I read your recipe for Colcannon (which I’d never heard of, by the way), I literally said, out loud – that sounds really good! I’m a huge vegetable lover. And although I’m not a true vegetarian or vegan, I tend to gravitate toward meatless recipes and dishes, first.
Please excuse me, I’ve gotta run.
I’m heading over to your website/blog-site to see what else you’ve got cooking.
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Those look delish! However, I live vicariously through blogs and Pinterest pretending I’m a domestic goddess lol
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I have never cooked with lamb before. This might be a good recipe to try!
Thanks!
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I’m back for a minute. Wanted to let you know I’m adding a link to your Irish recipes to my popular St. Patrick’s Day post, St. Patrick’s Day Party Trivia Questions.
Ayyye! The luck of the Irish, I tell ya…
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This made me so hungry; my mouth was literally watering as I looked at each of the pictures. I’m a foody-type of girl, so I LOVE all types of foods. Thanks for a great post!