Cast Iron Saturdays- St Patrick's Day (a few vegan too)

 Welcome to Cast Iron Saturdays, where I share recipes made in cast iron that I have found on the web.

  Since St Patrick's day is coming up next week I wanted to share recipes using cast iron.

  Do you make a St Patrick's Day dinner?? We love corn beef and cabbage so I have always made us this meal. When our friend Lilburn was still with us (he passed a few years ago) I would invite him over as it was his birthday and he loved the meal as well.

  I have always boiled my corn beef, I never had this meal growing up at home but I found out about it years after living away from home. So this is the way I have always made it. Boil the corn beef (actually simmer) for a few hours, then add in the fresh carrots and potatoes, when those were cooked through-I took out the meat to rest and added in the cabbage. I have always kept a corn beef spice around that I would add to the water.

 Recently I have learned about roasting the corn beef instead. Larry likes it boiled so that's the way I have always made this dish. 

    How do you prepare your corn beef dinner if you make one?

Homemade corn beef from Southern Cast iron  this recipe is making it from scratch-I have made this from scratch too but the recipe I have takes about a month to turn brisket into corn beef-very delicious and worth the effort.

Dutch Oven Corn Beef and Cabbage   I just never thought of making it this way- just may try it this year to make it a little different.

   This link has allot of good information as it explains the difference between the two different cuts of the corn beef. I always get the more expensive per pound as there is less fat and more meat and gives lovely slices of meat.  I would not add the beer-instead just water, or they suggested beef broth. This recipe is not adding the corn beef spices which I would use

Also from Southern Cast Iron Celery Root Mash-very different for this meal but sounds good

A different way to prepare the cabbage-from Southern Cast Iron Cider Roasted Cabbage and Bacon  This sounds good I would leave out the bacon

Here is a recipe for left overs Irish Cast Iron Skillet Corn Beef Colconnan Casserole

For Irish Soda Bread recipes see last week's post

For a traditional Irish dessert-Cast Iron Apple Cake  This link talks about the history of this cake

and if you want to really celebrate perhaps you have family and/or friends over we need some Irish beverages

This link will take you to 17 boozy St Patrick's drinks

 Here is a photo of one of them 

For Non boozy drinks here is a link to Green beverages

a photo of one of them- lime sherbet floats

I know I have a few followers that are vegetarian or just prefer less meat meals. So I did a search for a vegetarian St Patrick's day meal These don't show using cast iron but they could be used instead

Spinach and Feta Pastry Shamrock

Green Mac and Cheese with No food coloring  this sounds really delicious

This link takes you to 18 vegan recipes for St Patrick's day This includes beverages and many vegan recipe ideas for the whole meal, some are also gluten free including a cookie

Hoping this gives you some recipe ideas for St Patrick's Day

   Happy Cast Iron Saturdays