KitchenKlutz

Irish Wok

Ingredients:

• 3 green onions
• 1 clove garlic
• 8 ounces extra-lean ground beef or turkey
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil, divided
• 3 cups thinly sliced cabbage (about 4 ounces)
• 2 tablespoons Guinness Stout
• Salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Trim and chop the green onions (green parts only).
2. Peel and finely chop garlic cloves.
3. Add 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil to a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
4. Once the sesame oil is heated, add your ground beef or turkey to it and brown the beef/turkey until cooked through.
5. Remove beef/turkey from skillet and set aside.
6. Add remaining 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil to skillet.
7. Once the sesame oil is heated, saute green onions and garlic for one minute.
8. Add cabbage and Guinness to the mixture.
9. Stir fry mixture in skillet until the cabbage is crisp-tender; for about five minutes.
10. Add cooked beef/turkey back to skillet and stir into mixture.
11. Season with salt and pepper before serving.

Servings: 2

Very tasty dish…if you like onion soup that is

Onion and Guinness Soup

Ingredients:

•  2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 yellow onions, sliced
• 2 red onions, sliced
• 4 shallots, minced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 cups beef consomme
• 1 cup Guinness Stout
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
2. Once the butter is melted, add onions, shallots and garlic.
3. Cook until onions are caramelized, approximately 30 minutes, stirring frequently during this time.
4. Add the remaining ingredients – beef consomme, Guinness, bay leaves, dried basil, dried thyme and brown sugar.
5. Simmer over medium-high heat for 30 minutes.

Servings: Makes 6-8 cups.

A “must” to have with Irish Beef Stew with Guinness!

Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients:

• 4 cups wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 cup raisins,  dried cranberries or Craisins (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450°.
2. Sift flour, salt, baking soda and sugar into a large bowl mixing it all together.
3. Pour 2 cups of buttermilk into the flour mixture while stirring to make a soft dough.
4. Add raisins, dried cranberries or Craisins to your dough, if you wish.
5. Knead the dough lightly.
6. Form a round loaf as thick as your fist.
7. Place dough on a lightly floured baking sheet.
8. Use a floured knife to cut a cross into the top of the loaf.
9. If you need to adjust your baking racks in the oven, do this so you are baking the dough near the top of the oven for 35 to 45 minutes.
10. Once your bread is done, cut into quarters.
11. Wrap bread in a clean towel or plastic to keep the crush from getting too hard.

The one year I didn’t make this and made a “healthier” version, yeah, had to make it the following weekend. It just didn’t feel like St. Patrick’s Day to myself and my family!

Irish Beef Stew with Guinness

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes (with some fat left on the  meat)
• 1 large yellow onion, peeled and cut into 1/4 slices
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 2-3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup beef stock (or use canned)
• 1/2 cup Guinness stout (must be in can, not bottle)
• 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
• 1/2 lb carrots, sliced into coins
• salt and black pepper, freshly grounded

Directions:

1. Heat your oven to 275˚.
2. Heat a 6-quart oven proof pot on medium-high heat.  Once it is warmed up, add two tablespoons olive oil and 3 bay leaves.
3. Cook the bay leaves for a minute then add the stew meat.
4. Brown the stew meat on both sides on medium-high heat until the sides are brown.
5. Add the onion and cook for a few minutes until the onions are clear.
6. Reduce your heat to low.  Add the garlic, thyme, rosemary and flour while stirring with a wooden spoon. (wooden spoon works best to get any flour/meat mixture off of the bottom of the pot and it adds to the flavor!)  Continue to stir until the mixture feels smooth as you stir.
7. Add the beef stock and Guinness to your stew, stirring until the stew thickens.
8. Add the remaining ingredients – parsley, carrots, salt and pepper and cover with a lid.
9. Place the pot with the lid on into the oven for 2 hours. During the two hours, check how it is doing and stir it to help mix in the flavor.
10. Check if you need more salt and pepper before serving.

When you aren’t feeling well, soup is one of the number one things you want and homemade is always the best. I didn’t have any beef, vegetable or chicken stock on hand so asked friends for help on what all to use.  This is one of my first recipes I’ve created that I’m posting so hope you like it! If you repost it, please give me credit. Thanks!

Italian Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 medium sliced onion
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 3 chopped carrots
• 6 gold petite potatoes, chopped
• 4 sliced mushrooms
• 1 chopped zucchini
• 2 tablespoons red cooking wine
• 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of celery salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon of parsley, minced
• 1 teaspoon of fresh rosemary, minced

Directions:

1.  Heat up stock pot over medium heat.  Heat up olive oil for 30 seconds to one minute then saute chopped onion, garlic and carrots.

2.  Once onions are clear, add remaining vegetables.  Add enough water to cover vegetables and return to heat to get to a rolling boil.

3.  Turn down to a simmer.  Add 2 tablespoons of red cooking wine, pepper, celery salt, bay leaves, parsley, and rosemary.

4.  Cook for 30 minutes to one hour.

5.  Enjoy!!