Irish Hotpot Food

BEEF HOTPOT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 170C/325F/Gas 3.
• Season the beef with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat a large casserole dish until very hot then add the oil and a small knob of butter. Fry the beef until browned all over, then remove from the pan and set aside. (You may need to do this in batches.)
• Add the onions and another knob of butter to the pan and fry for 2-3 minutes, or until lightly browned. Add the carrots and cook for a further minute.
• Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Then gradually add the red wine, stirring until smooth. Add the browned beef back to the pan with the stock, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and bring to the boil. Stir in the fresh thyme, then arrange the potatoes on top. Dot the surface with the remaining butter.
• Cover with a lid and cook in the oven for one hour or until the potatoes are crisp and golden brown on top.
• Remove the lid and increase the heat to 200C/400F/Gas 6 for 30 minutes. Serve the hotpot with buttered boiled greens and the remaining red wine.

DUBLIN CODDLE (POTATO, SAUSAGE AND BACON HOT POT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• In a large, oven-proof pot with a lid, brown the sausages and bacon until sausage is browned and bacon is just crispy. Drain briefly on paper towels and remove most of the grease from the pot. If desired, cut the sausages into large chunks.
• Layer the ingredients in the same pot as follows: half of the onions, bacon, sausage and potatoes. Sprinkle with half of the parsley. Season generously with salt and pepper. Repeat with the remaining half of the ingredients.
• Pour the beef broth over the top. On the stove top, bring the liquid to a boil. (You may not be able to see the broth in the bottom of the pot, but you'll be able to hear when it boils).
• Remove from heat and cover the pot. Put the covered pot in the oven and cook for at least three hours (or up to 4 or 5 hours).
• About half-way through cooking, check the pot and add more water if necessary. There should be about an inch of liquid in the bottom of the pot at all times.
• Serve with bread for mopping up the juices.

IRISH HOTPOT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to oven to 225°F Brush the bottom of a heavy Dutch Oven with some of the butter.
• Spread half of the potatoes on bottom of pot, top with pork chops. Sprinkle chops with some of the salt and pepper. Layer the onions on top of the chops, sprinkle with more salt and pepper. Cover with remaining potatoes. Make sure top layer of potatoes doesn't touch the lid of the pot.
• Pour in the stout, brush potatoes with remaining butter and sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper.
• Cover pot and bake for 8 hours. Check every so often to make sure it isn't drying out. Add water, 1/4 cup at a time, if needed.
• Remove from oven and let cool 20 minutes. Serve.

TRADITIONAL LANCASHIRE HOTPOT RECIPE

Steps:

• Season the lab with 1 tsp of salt and a pinch of pepper, dust with the flour. Put the lamb into the base of the hotpot dish (stoneware, diameter 21cm, height 9cm. A basic casserole dish will also work well).
• Sweat the onions in 15g (¾oz) of butter with one tsp of salt for 4-5mins. Spread the onions evenly on the lamb in the dish.
• Slice the potatoes horizontally, 2mm thick. Place in a bowl, add the remaining melted butter, season with 1 tsp of salt and a pinch of pepper; mix well.
• Put the sliced potatoes evenly on top of the onions and add the chicken stock.
• Place the hotpot, covered in a pre-heated oven for 30 mins on 200°C/400°F/Gas 6, then for 2½ hrs on 130°C/250°F/Gas ½.
• Remove from the oven, take off the lid, return to the oven on 200°C/400°F/Gas 6 for 30-40 mins or until golden brown.

EASY LANCASHIRE HOTPOT

Steps:

• Cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and cook in the oven for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, reduce the heat to 350 F/180 C and cook for 1 1/2 hours. Check from time to time to make sure the casserole isn't drying out; if so, add some stock or water. Remove the lid from the casserole and cook until the potatoes on the surface are brown.
• Remove the hotpot from the oven and let rest for about 10 minutes.
• Serve and enjoy.