St. Patricks Day
The Luck of The Irish and A Recipe for Corned Beef & Cabbage in The Slow Cooker
In anticipation of St. Patrick’s Day, I started experimenting traditional Irish meals. I’ve always been curious about what exactly is corned beef and learned the term “corned” comes from putting meat in a large crock and covering it with large rock-salt kernels of salt that were referred to as “corns of salt” to preserve the meat. The Irish were the biggest exporters of Corned Beef until 1825. According to Livestrong, a cooked standard serving of corned beef, weighing 3 oz., has 80 mg of cholesterol and a whopping 15 g of protein. If you want a healthier cut with lower levels of fat and sodium, ask for an extra-lean corned beef cut. When ordering from a butcher, the top layer of fat should be fully trimmed off the brisket. Be sure to cut away the visible fat both before a...
The 10 most popular St. Patrick’s Day dishes
For St. Patrick’s Day, you want shepherd’s pie — and corned beef, shamrock shakes and cabbage rolls. According to Yahoo, searches for Irish food recipes soar as St. Patrick’s Day approaches. The phrase “Irish food” alone received an 820% boost, while recipes for corned beef and cabbage jumped 685%. Get in the spirit by hunting down popular and traditional meals. Here are the top 10 Irish-related food searches of the past week. 1. Shepherd’s Pie (James Strange/Flickr) This humble meal is a classic, full of hearty meat and potatoes, and baked into a thick bready crust. 2. Corned Beef (Stuart Spivack) “Corned” refers to a process where the beef is cured in a brine solution. It’s more of an Irish-American dish (the traditional Iri...
