Healthy Irish Dishes To Try And How To Prepare | White Rice Stew

Irish dishes could revamp your appetite for food. You see, food could become uninteresting except we spice it up with a level of adventure and new ideas.

It does not matter if you live in Ireland or not. You can enjoy the delicious meals that the country have to offer.

These dishes are healthy and could change your health markets if you add them to your diet.

In Nigeria for instance, people consume white rice excessively.

Unfortunately, excessive consumption of white rice could lead to weight gain, especially for less active people.

However, spicing up your rice with some of these Irish dishes would give your taste buds a new feeling.

1.     Irish Stew

This stew is great for your rice because it contains fibre which comes from the potatoes and carrots in the stew.

Irish stew is simple to prepare. It is traditionally made with meat of sheep or lamb, onions, potatoes and carrots.

The stew also contains herbs – thyme, parsley and bay leaves.

These herbs are beneficial for your immune health, they are rich in antioxidants and other minerals that support good health.

For instance thyme is a good source of vitamin C.

While preparing this stew, ensure that you add a thickener to the stew to ensure it is not watery.

To achieve this, some people add pearl barley, a spoonful of roux or sliced potatoes.

Also, you can leave the stew to simmer till it is thicker. The longer the stew stays on fire, the thicker it becomes.

The negative side is that the nutrients are lost if you cook for long.

See how to prepare in video.

2.     Boiled Bacon And Cabbage

This is one of the Irish dishes that you can also add to your rice to bring in fibre and protein.

It is a combination of boiled bacon, boiled cabbage and boiled potatoes. Just three major ingredients.

This dish is a firm family favourite in Ireland and you can try it out.

If you are not able to get organic pork, ensure that you desalt any salted pork you buy.

Just soaking it overnight would do the desalting. Once that is done, you can then boil the pork.

Add the potatoes and then ensure that you add the cabbage last.

Here is how to prepare this Irish dish that you can add to your white rice as protein source to spice it up.

It is healthy because of the cabbage, pork and potatoes.

For instance, pork is a good source of protein, niacin, vitamins B6 and B12, iron and zinc.

3.    Irish Coddle

This is also an Irish stew that you can use for your white rice.

It brings together, a small knob butter, pork loin chops, smoked bacon that you cut into pieces and potatoes cut into chunks.

Other ingredients are carrot, swede, cabbage, bay leaf, Irish cider and chicken stock.

It is a meal rich in nutrients that can aid good bowel movement and also offer your heart and other organs health rewards.

Here is how to prepare.

These Irish dishes are great for people who want to lose weight and also stay within shape.

They are also loaded with nutrients and compounds that are beneficial to your health.

Most importantly, the dishes spice up your rice and could be a great way to entertain visitors in festive periods.

Remember, everyone likes good food.