Younger people sometimes forget that not all of Ireland is green
(Catholic) especially kids who like to pinch you if you aren't wearing green on
Saint Patrick’s Day. There is also the
color orange in the Irish flag that represents the Protestants. And the wide white stripe in the flag represents peace
between the Catholics and Protestants (the Irish sometimes forget about that white stripe!)
In our household we have blended our
religions. I was raised Protestant and
the LOML (Love of My Life) was raised Catholic.
So we are, in a fashion, Orange & Green “Irish” (neither of us has
an ounce of Irish blood but on St. Paddy’s day everyone is Irish!). Last year, the LOML had some extra time on
St. Paddy’s day and came up with the following orange, green & white hash
recipe using corned beef.
Corned beef is very popular in Ireland (and England as well
as other countries), it is beef (usually brisket) that is preserved by soaking
in a brine often with additional herbs and spices (a brine is a mixture of salt
and water). You can make your own corned
beef. I've never done it but there are recipes
available on the internet.
By the way,
hash is kind of like a dry stew – small pieces of meat usually mixed with
potato. If you prefer stew to hash, experiment
and add some broth!
