ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Beef Stew With Guinness & Puff Pastry

An everyday beef stew can be turned into a special-occasion dish, merely with the addition of some puff pastry and wine or beer. This recipe, Beef & Guinness with Puff Pastry, was created for his St. Patrick’s Day menu by Justin O’Connor, Executive Chef at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin. Patrick’s Day. The recipe serves…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY RECIPE: Guinness Chocolate Mousse & Truffles

Chocolate mousse with Guinness. Photo courtesy Guinness Storehouse.   When you’re Justin O’Connor, executive chef at Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, you work Guinness stout into every recipe, from Guinness Chocolate Cupcakes to soup. Guinness, which has chocolaty notes, is a great match with chocolate desserts. Whip one up for St. Patrick’s Day, and serve it…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY RECIPE: Barley “Risotto” Stuffed Cabbage

Risotto is made from rice, but you can cook other grains in a similar fashion. Here, barley, which grows well in the northern Irish climate, gets the Italian risotto treatment. To add an Irish touch, the barley risotto is used as a filling for stuffed cabbage. The pearl barley used in this recipe has had…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY RECIPE: Lamb Kebabs with Guinness Marinade

Lamb kebabs, couscous and minted yogurt are Middle Eastern, but Guinness is serving the dish on St. Patrick’s Day. Photo courtesy Guinness.   Kebabs (variously spelled kababs, kabobs and kebaps) are meat dishes of Persian origin. The concept spread throughout the Middle East and to Greece. The word means “roasted meat.” In different countries the…
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY RECIPE: Guinness-Marinated Corned Beef & Cabbage

There are numerous food approaches to St. Patrick’s Day beyond a plate of corned beef and cabbage and a beer or two. From now through St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, we’ll present a daily recipe. We’re starting out with that corned beef and cabbage, but this one has a holiday twist: a Guinness marinade and…
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