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St. Patricks Day Recipes

St. Patrick’s Day Beef and Veggies Recipe

St. Pat’s Beef and Veggies
Ingredients

1/2 c. sour cream
2 T. coarse-grain brown mustard
1 1/2 lb. boneless beef rib-eye steak, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inch thick
2 T. cooking oil
4 medium carrots, peeled
1 large red onion, peeled, cut in wedges
32 oz. reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 lb. new potatoes, halve if large
1 lb. packaged fresh spinach

Preparation

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Irish Manhattan

Irish Manhattan
Fill a low ball glass with ice.  Add ¼ cup Irish whiskey and 1 ½ T. sweet vermouth; stir.  Garnish with a maraschino cherry. Makes 1.
Note: if you’d like to enjoy this drink on the “drier” side, make the vermouth portion half sweet and half dry!
(Bon Appetit, March 2007)
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Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner Recipe

Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner
Ingredients

2 to 2 ½ corned beef brisket*
1 t. whole black pepper
2 bay leaves
3 medium carrots – quartered lengthwise
2 medium parsnips or 1 medium rutabaga, peeled and cut into chunks
2 medium red onions, cut into wedges
10 -12 new potatoes (1 lb)
1 small cabbage, cut into 6 wedges (1 lb)

Directions

Trim fat from meat 
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