Guinness beer enhances the taste of a classic dish
BARRY SAYS: With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, we wanted to cook up something with an Irish flavor. I think Kelley actually started planning and talking about this around the first week of February.
The rest of us in the household know not to get too excited about anything she suggests too early in the process because often it will change. For example, if she is talking about Thai for dinner in midafternoon, we are just as likely to have Mexican or Italian food. We don’t care, though, because it’s always good.
While she did stick to her original idea for shepherd’s pie, she changed the recipe midway through the cooking process this past weekend. I think that’s part of the fun for her.
The result was a delicious plate of potatoes, tender chunks of meat, carrots and mushrooms. What I really liked was that I could taste everything, even the Guinness, which added a tangy body to the gravy.