St. Patrick's Day Recipes: Boxty and Irish Jig Dessert
Irish Boxty

Ingredients:
  • 1 ½ cup grated potato    
  • 1 cup all purpose flour    
  • 1 cup cooled mashed potato    
  • 1 large egg    
  • 1 tbl skimmed milk    
  • ¼ cup olive oil    
  • Salt & pepper to taste

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Place grated potato, all-purpose flour, cooled mashed potato in large mixing bowl. In a second mixing bowl, combine large egg and skimmed milk. Wisk egg/milk mixture, adding salt and pepper to taste. Heat a medium sized sautee pan, adding olive oil. Make boxty mix into 2-inch diameter cakes, flatten and place in pan. Brown cakes on both sides.

 

Irish Jig Dessert


Ingredients:

  • 1 cup coconut macaroons    
  • 2 cups heavy whipping     
  • 2 tbl Irish whiskey    
  • 2 tbl sugar    
  • 1 tsp confectioner's sugar    
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract    


Crush and set aside macaroons. Place heavy whipping cream in chilled mixing bowl, begin whipping. Add sugar, confectioner's sugar and vanilla extract to whipped cream. Fold 3/4 c. crushed macaroons into whipped cream, and spoon mixture into serving vessel. Sprinkle remaining macaroons over the top of the mixture and serve immediately. Makes 6-8 servings.