Irish Christmas Recipes

Ireland is one of the countries that celebrate Christmas with great fervor and enthusiasm. When it comes to a fun filled celebration of Christmas; food is the main thing and so is it in Ireland. Irish Christmas recipes are delicious to taste and more over the ingredients used are readily available.

One of the traditionally used main food course in Irish Christmas recipes is roasted goose with potato stuffing. They simply love the appetizing combination of potato and goose that is roasted. This is accompanied with applesauce and plum pudding as the dessert. They love to have this all along with the family on a long table. The decorative way in which, this tasty food is arranged; your mouth starts watering.

Read ahead to find some lip smacking Irish Christmas recipes:

1. Potato Stuffing Recipe

   This stuffing is used in roasted goose.

   Ingredients

   • Three fourth cup butter
   • Half teaspoon ground sage
   • Two teaspoons salt
   • Six cups boiled potatoes, peeled and diced
   • Half cup chopped parsley
   • One medium onion, chopped
   • Half teaspoon pepper

   Method

   • Crush the potatoes in a mixer or food mill and take them in a bowl.
   • Now, take a frying pan and melt butter in it.
   • After the butter is melted, pour it on the potatoes. Do not pour all of it as you will need a bit for the onions.
   • Mix the butter and potato mixture well and keep it aside.
   • Now, take the butter that is left in the frying pan and sauté the onions till they get golden brown.
   • When you are done with this, add the onions to the potato mixture and add to this sage, parsley, salt and pepper.
   • Mix them well and your potato stuffing is ready.

2. Roasted Goose with Potato Stuffing Recipe

   Use the above potato stuffing in this roasted goose recipe.

   Ingredients

   • Potato stuffing
   • Pepper
   • Ten to twelve pound goose
   • Salt

   Method

   • Pre heat the oven to 450 degree Fahrenheit.
   • Slice the goose, take off the extra fat, and then give cuts to the goose with the help of a knife so that the extra fat will easily come out and the ingredients will get in and the goose will be more delicious.
   • Apply a mixture of salt and pepper to the goose and then stuff in the potato stuffing and allow it to marinate for an hour or so.
   • Now, place this on a pan and heat it for at least fifteen minutes.
   • Once the skin turns brown, reduce the flame and heat it for another twenty five minutes.
   • While you are heating the goose, make sure to remove the extra fat away which comes off when you heat the goose. This is because goose has a lot of fat in it.
   • When the skin of the goose turns dark golden brown and becomes crispy then turn off the flame and serve it with hot apple sauce.

These two Irish Christmas recipes will definitely please your family members and give you a chance to serve them Irish Christmas food.