This post contains three traditional Irish recipes by Darina Allen.
- Boiled Cabbage
- Boiled Carrots
- Carrot & Parsnip Mash aka "Green, White and Gold"
Cabbage
Salt
Baking soda
Notes: The baking soda ("or even a lump of washing soda") was added to keep the cabbage green.
Directions
Remove the stalks and shred the cabbage fairly finely.
Boil in salted water, or better still, water in which bacon has been cooked (maybe this?), until done. The cooking time varies depending on the variety of cabbage, so keep a watchful eye.
Drain the cabbage as soon as it is cooked. Add a nice lump of butter and season with lots of freshly-ground pepper; if necessary, add a little more salt.
This Boiled Cabbage recipe is from Darina Allen, Irish Traditional Cooking: Over 300 Recipes from Ireland's Heritage (London: Kyle Books, 2012), 168.
"Traditionally carrots were cooked in the water in which bacon or corned beef had been boiled, which would give them a special flavor." ~Darina Allen
Boiled Carrots ingredients
Makes 4 -6 servings
Vegetable dish
1-lb carrots, about 5 or 6 (see Notes:)
1-lb carrots, about 5 or 6 (see Notes:)
1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp cold water
Generous pinch of salt
Knob of butter
Plenty of freshly-ground pepper
Good pinch of sugar
Garnish
Parsley or fresh mint, chopped
Notes: Darina says Chantenay and Nantes carrots "have particularly good flavor." She suggests cooking carrots straight from the garden, or at least buying fresh, unwashed carrots using this method.
Add the leaves of tiny carrots to salads.
Directions
Cut off the tops and tips; scrub and peel thinly if necessary. Leave very young carrots whole. Cut others into even slices 1/4-inches thick.
In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil; add the carrots and salt. Cover and boil until the carrots are tender. Drain off the water, reserving to add to the roasting pan for gravy.
To the carrots, add a lump of butter, lots of pepper, and a sprinkling of sugar. Shake the saucepan so that the carrots become coated with the buttery glaze.
Serve in a hot vegetable dish; sprinkle with the chopped parsley or mint.
This Boiled Carrots recipe is from Darina Allen, Irish Traditional Cooking: Over 300 Recipes from Ireland's Heritage (London: Kyle Books, 2012), 169.
"'Green, White and Gold' and 'Sunshine' are some of the evocative names given to this popular vegetable combination, still widely made in Ireland."~Darina Allen
Carrot & Parsnip Mash ingredients
Makes 6 to 8 servings
Vegetable dish
8-oz carrots (about 3), peeled and sliced
1-lb parsnips (about 4), peeled and sliced
Salt
Pinch of sugar
Freshly-ground pepper
2 to 4 Tbsp (1/4 to 1/2 stick) butter
Garnish
Chopped parsley
Salt
Pinch of sugar
Freshly-ground pepper
2 to 4 Tbsp (1/4 to 1/2 stick) butter
Garnish
Chopped parsley
Directions
Cook the carrots in a little boiling salted water with a pinch of sugar until soft. In another pan, cook the parsnips separately in boiling salted water.
Strain both vegetables; mash or purée together. Add lots of butter, then the salt and freshly-ground pepper. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
This Carrot & Parsnip Mash recipe is from Darina Allen, Irish Traditional Cooking: Over 300 Recipes from Ireland's Heritage (London: Kyle Books, 2012), 170.
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