What other Irish food...

[Zandy595]

besides cornbeef and cabbage do you make for dinner on St. Patrick's Day? Not side dishes, but the main entre.

[cryssi]

Here's some good ideas:

St. Pats day ideas (http://allrecipes.com/advice/coll/entertain/features/stpatricksday.asp?lnkid=724)

I'm going to try the guiness corned beef, and maybe colcannon...

[bleeps]

We have salmon, in memory of the incredible salmon we've eaten while in Ireland!

[mickeymousemom]

Colcannon....Colcannon....Colcannon! My my my...

[The Disney Bunch]

We always have lamb stew. My mom is from Ireland she said only Americans or rich people every had corn beef.

[EeyoreFan1]

Hmm.. I don't have much experoence with "Irish Cuisine" but here is a recipe for Pea and Ham soup I found..

Pea and Ham Soup
This soup is made with dried peas; these generally have to be soaked overnight, though it is possible to buy some that need only a few hours' immersion. It is slightly less trouble to make the soup with split peas - which have no skins - and here there is a choice of green or yellow. Although there is no difference in the taste, the latter give the soup a pleasant golden colour.



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1 Ib/ 500 g/ 2 cups dried peas or split peas
4 oz/ 125 gl 1/2 cup diced pieces of cooked ham or a ham bone
1 large onion and a little fat (optional)
3 pts/ 1 1/2 lr/ 6 cups ham stock or water
cream (optional)
parsley (optional)
seasoning
(serves six)


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Soak the peas as directed on the packet. Chop the onion, if used, and soften in a little fat over a low heat. Add the peas and water or stock and the ham bone if used.

Cook gently until the peas are soft - about an hour. Remove the bone and strip off any meat. This should be cut into small dice and reserved. Puree the peas in a blender or pass through a sieve. Adjust the seasoning. Add the diced ham and serve with a swirl of cream or a sprinkling of chopped parsley on top.