# 2020 St. Patrick's Day meals **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 17, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-st-patricks-day-meals/849670 "2020-03-17T18:26:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-st-patricks-day-meals/849670/1 "2020-03-17T18:26:06Z")
What’s that, bunky? You say you’re locked down and can’t shop? That’s never stopped us before! There may not be any bar-hopping this Saint Patrick’s Day, but I’m sure Dopers are still cooking up special meals. So let’s have them. Around Casa Silenus the menu is smoked sausage (in lieu of smoked pork shoulder) with cabbage, potatoes and carrots. Harp to drink and several whiskies to accompany. I think we’ll start with the Jameson, move on to the Knappogue Castle and finish up with The Dubliner single-malt. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-st-patricks-day-meals/849670/2 "2020-03-17T19:05:19Z")
I’ll be having genuine Irish pierogi for supper. What? They’re made by an Irish family, from our traditional family recipe, and were made for an event at an Irish church. At some point, I’ll probably put on some pants and go grab a Shamrock Shake, too. Yeah, I know that it has nothing whatsoever to do with real shamrocks, real Ireland, or real milkshakes, but you’ve got to have a few guilty pleasures. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-st-patricks-day-meals/849670/3 "2020-03-17T19:05:34Z")
I’ll be having genuine Irish pierogi for supper. What? They’re made by an Irish family, from our traditional family recipe, and were made for an event at an Irish church. At some point, I’ll probably put on some pants and go grab a Shamrock Shake, too. Yeah, I know that it has nothing whatsoever to do with real shamrocks, real Ireland, or real milkshakes, but you’ve got to have a few guilty pleasures. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-st-patricks-day-meals/849670/4 "2020-03-17T19:06:31Z")
I’m making corned beef & cabbage, as usual. I put the corned beef and some potatoes in the slow cooker around 05:30 before I left for work. Mrs. L.A. will put the cabbage in when she gets hungry. I’m in Seattle today, so it will be at least five-thirty before I get home. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-st-patricks-day-meals/849670/5 "2020-03-17T19:57:40Z")
I’ll be making bangers and mash tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-st-patricks-day-meals/849670/6 "2020-03-17T20:10:26Z")
Not having access to real Irish bacon (pork shoulder) I’m currently simmering an Irish-American corned beef brisket. Serving with colcannon, a trad Irish dish of braised shredded cabbage and other greens (beet, because I have it on hand), combined with mashed potatoes and reheated _en casserole._ And Guinness. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-st-patricks-day-meals/849670/7 "2020-03-17T20:23:29Z")
It’s silly to make corned beef for one so I braised 3 pork short ribs in the slow cooker. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-st-patricks-day-meals/849670/8 "2020-03-17T22:05:17Z")
We had Potato-Leek Soup with Irish Soda Bread. As an additional tip to the day, I had Lime Jello for dessert. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-st-patricks-day-meals/849670/9 "2020-03-17T22:51:17Z")
We got a big corned beef brisket from Costco when we were stocking up a couple weeks ago. I tossed that into the crock pot with potatoes, onions and carrots this morning, and we cooked up some canned sauerkraut to go along with it. It was my first attempt at cooking it myself, so I made sure to watch a video on how to properly cut it. I gotta say, it was spectacular. And we’ve still got that little section of the brisket left over for hash tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-st-patricks-day-meals/849670/10 "2020-03-18T01:12:31Z")
We decided to support one of our local restaurants which is suffering under the dining-in ban, so steak, au gratin potatoes and asparagus tonight. The asparagus was green! And I had a stout to go with. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-st-patricks-day-meals/849670/11 "2020-03-18T01:16:19Z")
I made a soda bread with dried apricots soaked in whiskey,cardamom, and a cinnamon crackle; roasted cabbage slices brushed with olive oil, sage, and pepper; and roasted turkey sausage. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-st-patricks-day-meals/849670/12 "2020-03-18T03:34:50Z")
Normal plans got upset by Coronacolypse, so I’m making a pot roast. Had a Kilkenny as soon as I got home. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-st-patricks-day-meals/849670/13 "2020-03-18T11:36:34Z")
Dinner itself wasn’t very Irish - we had tacos. But it was accompanied by a Boulevard Irish Ale. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-st-patricks-day-meals/849670/14 "2020-03-18T14:32:01Z")
The corned beef was good, but a little ‘sweet’. I usually pick up a brisket from the local supermarket, but I got this one at Trader Joe’s since I was there Thursday getting my Cobb salad. As I said, it was good; but I think I’ll stick to the supermarket ones.