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'Nduja-stuffed boxty dumplings with cauliflower purée

Irish boxty dumplings of mashed and grated potato with cheese, stuffed with spicy 'nduja, boiled then crisped on potato rostis, and served over cauliflower purée with buttered wilted spinach.

IrishMain course1 hrServes 4168 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-17642 · Hand-built original

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Bacon stuffed cabbage balls with potato and leek purée

Irish-style Savoy cabbage balls stuffed with a bacon, pork and carrot filling and braised in chicken stock, served three to a plate over a smooth potato and leek purée with cream.

IrishMain course3 hrServes 4198 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-17635 · Hand-built original

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Baked Oysters with Sautéed Potatoes and Seaweed Salad

Oysters baked in their shells under a spinach and cream cheese topping with garlic breadcrumbs and sheep's cheese, served family style with golden sautéed potatoes and a seaweed and lettuce salad.

IrishMain course2 hrServes 4509 kcalEgg-free

Main ingredient: spinach

HB-12739 · Hand-built original

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Barbecued eel with a crunchy slaw salad

Eel pieces rubbed with garlic powder, oregano and black pepper grill under a butter, tomato juice and honey glaze, served with a lemon-dressed carrot slaw and champ.

IrishStarters & nibbles1 hrServes 645 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: powder

HB-17978 · Hand-built original

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Braised goat hotpot with salad

Diced goat shank braises with barley, celery and carrots under a layer of buttered potato slices, served with a lettuce, nut and seed salad in vinaigrette.

IrishMain course2 hr 30 minServes 4379 kcalEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: dice

HB-17966 · Hand-built original

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Colcannon

An Irish mash of potatoes beaten with milk, butter and wilted kale or cabbage, with minced green onions folded through and extra butter melting on top.

IrishSide0 minServes 6157 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: potatoes

HB-6611 · Hand-built original

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Colcannon Soup

A creamy potato, cabbage and kale soup finished with half and half, green onion and bacon.

IrishDinner40 minServes 4443 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: bacon

Pairs well with: green salad, crusty bread

HB-5175 · Hand-built original

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Colcannon with Chaat Masala

Mashed russet potatoes with kale and cabbage wilted in spiced butter, milk and cream, sharpened with chaat masala and scallions.

IrishSide4 to 6336 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: potatoes

HB-13257 · Hand-built original

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Corned Beef Hash

A skillet hash of chopped cooked corned beef and potatoes with onion, pressed and browned on both sides and finished with parsley. Corned beef hash is the classic use for St. Patrick's Day corned beef leftovers.

IrishMain25 minGluten-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: corned beef

Pairs well with: fried eggs, poached eggs, scrambled eggs, salads, hollandaise sauce

HB-5544 · Hand-built original

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Easy Irish soda bread

A small, quick Irish soda loaf of wholemeal and plain flour with buttermilk, mixed without kneading or proving and marked with a cross before baking.

IrishCakes and baking1 hrServes 6202 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: flour

HB-13649 · Hand-built original

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Easy Irish Soda Bread

A four-ingredient Irish soda bread of flour, salt and baking soda brought together with buttermilk, scored with a cross and baked until the centre reaches temperature.

IrishBread6 to 8316 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: all-purpose flour

HB-13650 · Hand-built original

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Fifteen bites

A Northern Irish fridge cake of homemade wholemeal digestive biscuits layered with melted marshmallow, glacé cherries and Turkish delight under a coconut coating.

Irish2 hr 30 minMakes 24VegetarianEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: flour

HB-13741 · Hand-built original

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Grandma's Soda Bread

A dark-crusted Irish soda loaf sweetened and coloured with black treacle and melted butter, marked with the traditional deep cross. The quick bread is best eaten fresh from the oven the day it is baked.

IrishCakes and baking1 hr 30 minMakes 1 loaf2146 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: dusting

HB-18192 · Hand-built original

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Homemade Irish cream

A blender Irish cream of single cream, condensed milk and Irish whiskey with coffee essence, chocolate sauce, vanilla and almond.

IrishDrinks and cocktails30 minMakes 1 litre/1¾ pints82 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: cream

HB-14056 · Hand-built original

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Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage

A whole corned beef brisket pressure-cooks with pickling spice until tender, then carrots, baby potatoes and cabbage wedges cook in the savoury liquor. The sliced beef and vegetables make a complete St. Patrick's Day plate.

IrishDinner, Main Course1 hr 30 minServes 6593 kcalGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-18180 · Hand-built original

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Irish Beef Stew

Chunks of braising steak browned and baked slowly under a lid of sliced potatoes with onions, celery, carrots and beef stock, the potato top turning crisp and golden once the foil comes off.

IrishMain course2 hr 30 minServes 6245 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-14192 · Hand-built original

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Irish Brown Bread

A whole wheat soda bread with rolled oats, buttermilk and molasses, baked in a loaf pan.

IrishBread1 hr 15 minServes 8283 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: flour

Pairs well with: butter, cheese, smoked salmon, soup

HB-5123 · Hand-built original

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Irish Champ Potatoes

Irish Champ Potatoes are ultra creamy mashed potatoes with buttery green onions in every bite. Cozy, simple, and perfect with anything you’re serving.

IrishSide Dish30 minServes 4340 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: russet

HB-3010 · Hand-built original

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Irish Chicken

Seared chicken thighs roast on a bed of bacon, cabbage, and potatoes while a whiskey-kissed cream sauce turns the pan juices silky and savory.

IrishDinner, entree, Main Course, main dish1 hr 45 minServes 6365 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: chicken

Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread

HB-1183 · Hand-built original

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Irish Coffee Cupcakes

Coffee and vanilla cupcakes with a hidden white chocolate, whisky and coffee ganache centre, crowned with Irish cream whipped cream.

IrishCakes and baking1 hrMakes 12217 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: unsalted butter

HB-14193 · Hand-built original

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Irish Cream and Chocolate Cheesecake

A no-bake cheesecake on a buttery digestive biscuit base, its cream cheese filling loosened with Irish cream liqueur and folded with whipped cream and grated chocolate.

IrishDesserts2 hr 10 minServes 6 (makes a 18cm/7in cheesecake)769 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: greasing

HB-14194 · Hand-built original

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Irish Honey Cake with Fairy Icing

A spiced honey cake brushed with honey and orange blossom syrup, spread with orange blossom butter icing and topped with homemade honeycomb, pistachios and citrus zest.

IrishCakes and baking3 hrServes 6–8946 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: grease

HB-14196 · Hand-built original

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Irish Soda Bread

A no-yeast Irish loaf of white and wholemeal flour leavened with baking soda and fridge-cold buttermilk, shaped into a disc, cut with a cross and baked until the base sounds hollow.

IrishBread, Sides45 minServes 12147 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: purpose

HB-8795 · Hand-built original

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Irish Stout Bread and Homemade Butter

A wholemeal soda loaf made with buttermilk, treacle and Irish stout, served with butter churned at home from double cream and finished with sea salt flakes.

IrishCakes and baking1 hr 30 minMakes 1 loaf and 1 large pat of butter2144 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: temperature

HB-14200 · Hand-built original

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Mustard champ

IrishSide35 minVegetarianEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: potatoes

HB-1542 · Hand-built original

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Soda bread

A crusty Irish loaf leavened with bicarbonate of soda and buttermilk, mixed in minutes and baked without any kneading or rising time. The deep cross cut into the top opens into quarters as the crumb bakes tender.

IrishCakes and baking1 hrMakes 1 loaf1866 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: flour

HB-18131 · Hand-built original

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Stout bread

A simple wholemeal soda bread darkened and given a slight bitterness by stout, leavened with bicarbonate of soda and buttermilk. Wonderful with rich pates and strong cheese.

IrishCakes and baking1 hr 30 minMakes 1 loaf2413 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: greasing

HB-18126 · Hand-built original

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The Ulster fry

An Ulster fry of sausages, black pudding, bacon, fried eggs, roast tomatoes and mushrooms, served with homemade soda bread and potato farls made from mashed potato. Everything is cooked to be eaten together, hot and in quantity.

IrishMain course1 hr 30 minServes 4297 kcalDiabetic

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-17775 · Hand-built original

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Traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage

Beef brisket cured in a homemade brine of salt, brown sugar, pink curing salt and pickling spice for 5 to 7 days, then slow cooked until tender with cabbage, carrots, potatoes and onion. The St. Patrick's Day centerpiece, made from scratch.

IrishDinner, Main Course8 hr 20 minServes 6Gluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: beef

Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans

HB-15636 · Hand-built original

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