10 Traditional Irish Recipes That Are Perfect For St. Patrick’s Day

With St Paddy’s Day just around the corner, some of you may be wondering how to best celebrate without getting too sozzled if you’ve got work the next day. One of those ways is food, obviously. Because as we know, no event is ever properly complete without it. Here is a list of some traditional Irish recipes to help get you in the festive mood and you can use to line your stomachs (whether you and your pals need it or not).

1. Traditional Irish Soda Bread

Soda bread is about as staple as it gets when it comes to traditional Irish recipes and you’ll never find an Irish household without a loaf or two. This recipe has many variations, but sometimes nothing beats a homely classic. Check out the amazing Donal Skehan’s simple recipe below.

2. Guinness Cake With Green Frosting

Chocolate Guinness cake is just a classic. It has a beautiful, deep and rich flavour that even people who don’t like Guinness go crazy for. Everybody’s mum makes this intense dessert a little differently but here is one we think you may like in particular. Spice it up yourself though in the spirit of St Paddy’s Day by putting some green food colouring in the frosting!

3. Beer Cheese

Beer – Irish. Cheese – delicious and kind of Irish I’m sure. The two of them together? A delicious cheesy dish that’ll be the perfect complement to any dinner table on this festive day (as well as any other day if we’re being honest). Get the recipe below.

4. Guinness Mustard

Here is another delightful dish, courtesy of Donal Skehan again, that can either be used as a dip or to brighten up any sandwich during this festive season! Even if you don’t like mustard this dish may surprise you. And besides, not everything’s about you and it’s easy to make.

5. Colcannon

This creamy traditional Irish recipe has long been lauded for being ultimate traditional comfort food. There are many variations when it comes to this dish but one thing remains constant: this creamy potato dish should never be crumbly.

6. Beef and Guinness Stew

It doesn’t get more Irish than a good stew and even more so with this beery distinguished twist. Here’s another warm, comforting and inventive Skehan recipe to warm you up on any winter’s day and wow at any dinner table.

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7. Lamb With Rosemary And Garlic

This flavourful dish is the perfect combination of festive and classic. Note the green veg and garnish? This hearty show stopper from Skehan (no, you do not detect a note of favouritism!) is the perfect addition to your battery of traditional Irish recipes for any occasion!

8. Boxty

Boxty is basically a potato pancake that is super easy to make and in vast quantities. This dish is incredibly delicious and is the perfect base for your favourite dips and garnishes.

9. Dublin Coddle

A coddle is one of those tradition Irish recipes that can basically be anything. Made up of an amalgamation leftovers from the week, the coddle is left to simmer on the hob for a few hours and always proves a hearty feast. Check out this person’s interpretation in the link below!

10. Irish Coffee

No, this is not a cop out. This is a legitimate, if not the most legitimate, of all traditional Irish recipes. Get inspired by this recipe below!

Do you have any of your own traditional Irish recipes to recommend for this St Paddy’s Day? Leave your comments and suggestions in the comments section below and help your fellow Society19 subscribers get inspired!