So I looked for an alternative Irish dish and found the following recipe. I'm not quite sure how authentic of an Irish meal it is but it's the closest thing we will eat around here...it does have potatoes in it so that should count, right?
Anyhow here is the play by play...
First you get all the ingredients together (and tell the boy he has to help cook or we are going to starve)
Next you prepare and chop up all the vegetables required - carrots, potatoes, onions, and celery...
Yes the boy did most of the peeling and chopping and all fingers are intact!!
Now on to adding the vegetables, seasonings, soup, and water to the pot...and this is where things went terribly wrong....
Now I could blame the boy for not reading the recipes thoroughly first...but actually it was the mumma's fault...I was getting tired and he was losing interest (after what seemed like 7 hours of veg prep according to the boy) so I figured everything just gets thrown in the pot but...no, the potatoes and carrots were suppose to be added after everything else simmered for 1 1/2 hours...oh well - too late now..
So we put the pot on the stove with the chicken on top and hope that everything turns out...
After it cooks for 1 1/2 hours on low heat then you take out the cooked chicken and cut it up into bite sized pieces, return to the pot and add the peas...
After you let that cook for 5 minutes you then add your biscuit dough to the bubbling mixture....
You let that cook covered for 10 minutes then 5 minutes uncovered and then tada! Irish Chicken with Dumplings.....
Now I'm sure you're wondering how it tastes...well...
The score cards for Irish Chicken with Dumplings were...
9 out of 10 from the boy - he especially liked the dumplings
5 out of 10 from the dadda - he especially hated the dumplings
4 out of 10 from the mumma - she especially wanted to have articoke salad for dinner.
If you truly would like to try this out for yourself send us an email and we'll get it to you...
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