25 Traditional Irish Soups
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- 18 Feb 2022
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Irish cuisine goes beyond cabbage and potatoes. Sure, those two are present in a lot of these Irish soups, but the cuisine has so much more to offer.
Take the beer cheese soup, for instance. This rich soup is brightly flavored with lager, cheese, and mustard, and has a crumbled bacon topping, to boot.
How can anyone say no to that?!
Then there’s the beef barley stew, which is a magnificent mix of beef, barley, peppers, corn, and mushrooms. Can you just imagine all the vibrant colors swimming in this bowl?
Today, discover more of these mouthwatering Irish soups and add them to your weekly meal rotation. There are 25 options to choose from, and all of them are too good to pass up.
1. Irish Parsnip Soup
Parsnips play a huge part in Irish cuisine. The root vegetable is extra handy during the winter when no other vegetable is in season.
If you’re not familiar, a parsnip is similar to a carrot, but it’s white in color and has a much sweeter flavor.
This soup is creamy and warming, with a subtle sweetness from parsnips and apples and a gentle kick from curry.
2. Carrot and Coriander Soup
This soup is extra popular in Ireland at Halloween, thanks to its bright orange hue.
If you’re not a fan of coriander (which, fun fact, is actually the seed of the cilantro plant), I’m positive this soup will change your mind.
Coriander has a wonderful balance of sweetness and spice, which is comparable to that of roasted orange peel. Add it in moderation (balance is key!) to carrot soup, and it’ll give it a nice pop of flavor.
3. Irish Seafood Chowder
If you check out a map, you’ll realize that Ireland is surrounded by salt water, which means it has an abundant supply of seafood.
And where there’s seafood, there’s chowder. That said, nothing beats the goodness of a bowl of Irish seafood chowder.
What’s great about this chowder is there’s no limit to the varieties of seafood you can add to it.
This recipe uses salmon, crab, and shrimp, but if you can find mussels, clams, and other shellfish, those work well, too.
4. Beer Cheese Soup
I’ve already talked a little bit about this beer cheese soup in my intro, and if that didn’t make you drool, I don’t know what will!
You really can’t go wrong with cheese and soup together in one bowl. Oh, and if you care to make it even better, here’s an idea: serve it in a bread bowl.
5. Vegetarian Irish Stew for Lentil Lovers
Traditional Irish stew contains bits of lamb or beef. If you’re a vegetarian, though, ditch the meat and go for lentils.
These tiny, starchy beans make this stew taste and feel so different from the classic, but I’m not complaining. In fact, I think this vegetarian version is even better.
And by the way, this recipe uses Guinness beer to add a punch of flavor to the stew. In case you’re wondering, this simple addition works wonders! Read More…
