When I think of St. Patrick's Day, I remember the days of old {before kids} when we'd hit up a local Irish bar for green beer, shepherd's pie and homemade potato chips. I remember taking off work early, standing in a long line wrapping around the establishment at 2pm feet, the sounds of a local Irish rock band filtering outside and then once inside--beer sloshing and dancing my buns off with my best buds.
Ahh, that was the life....... give me a moment to reminisce, will you?
Thank you.
Now, its all I can do to remember to get my kids dressed with a bit of green for the day. We hardly even celebrate anymore with the exception of the food we make; and boy, oh boy do those Irish folks know how to grub! {They also know how to drink and be merry.} One of the things they are best known for are their beers--especially making a delicious stout. I purchased a six-pack of Guiness in hopes of preparing Erin's cupcakes this weekend, but was going to have a few bottles left over, so I thought I'd try braising some short ribs in it. Stout has a delicious, sweet creamy flavor and slow braising some beef in it sounded like a great idea.
The ribs turned out even better than I expected. I normally don't like to veer away from my standard short rib recipe because it is so good, but this was definitely worth it! So if you missed the boat on curing your own corned beef {or maybe you just don't like corned beef} try these short ribs for your St. Patty's Day celebration!