March 17th – St. Paddys – It’s HERE!

Happy Birthday to Me! Tiffany, Laura Beth, Jo, Britt, Jane, Hank’s Mom, Kevin & all of the other St. Paddy’s Day Babies out there …

Be sure to come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 
at Foothills Brewing Tasting Room from 4-9pm with the Winston-Salem Wolfhounds. It will be an All Things Irish Event celebrating the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland  – Music, Dancing, Sing-A-Long (you can find some lyrics to a few songs in previous posts), Food, Beverages, Door prizes – Sure to be some good craic.
Foothills Brewing Co.’s Tasting Room 4-9pm
3800 Kimwell Dr, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103

Last but far from least — Let’s get some Yummy Eats cooking for an Irish Feast. Cause, of course it is also National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day!
Ingredients:
5 pounds corned beef brisket with seasoning packet
1/2 pound salt pork
2 bay leaves
5 carrots
5 potatoes
3 turnips
4 parsnips
4 onions
1 head cabbage, quartered
2 cans of Guinness Draught – 1 for cooking and 1 for drinking
3 T yellow mustard
1/2 cup + 1 T brown sugar
2 T grainy mustard
1 T Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup water
1 tsp horseradish
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 cup honey
1 head of cabbage, cut into wedges

Instructions:

• Rinse the corned beef under cold water and pat dry.
• Place the salt pork & corned beef (fat side down) in a 6 quart crock pot.
• Add the carrot, potatoes, turnips, parsnips & onions around the beef.
• In a small bowl, mix the yellow mustard and seasoning packet together.
• Spread the mustard mixture all over the top of the corned beef.
• Pour the beer around the beef.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup brown sugar over top the beef, veggies and beer.
• Cook on low for 8 hours.
• Remove the lid and add the cabbage wedges.
• Cook for 1 more hour.
• Remove the meat from the crock pot and set aside. Place a tent foil on top.
• Using a slotted spoon, scoop out the veggies and place in a bowl.
• Place a sieve over top a medium pot and strain the juices into the pot.
• Place the pot over high heat.
• Bring to a boil, add in the remaining 1T – 1/4 cup of the remaining brown sugar, water, horseradish, salt, pepper, grainy mustard, Worcestershire, honey and mix.
• Put the heat to a simmer to reduce the sauce by half and it starts to thicken. ~35 minutes.
• Slice the meat against the grain and serve with the glaze, veggies on the side and Irish soda bread! Ooooo and maybe some Irish Whiskey Cake : )

bain sult as
(enjoy life)
~marchie