It’s that time of year when we search our closet for something green to wear to keep pinching fingers at bay and for a pub that serves Guinness and whiskey to celebrate a holiday that is all about merrymaking, St. Patrick’s Day on March 17. Before you hit up your favorite Irish tavern, try this traditional Irish recipe for shepherd’s pie, courtesy of Foley’s Irish Pub in Reno, while sipping green beer, of course.
Foley’s Irish Pub’s Shepherd’s Pie
Nole Foley moved from Galway, Ireland to Reno in the 1980s, and opened his pub 17 years ago. He’s been serving up authentic Irish food ever since. His shepherd’s pie, based on an old Irish recipe, is one of the pub’s most popular dishes. On an average week, the bar goes through three hotel pans of the pie, but on St. Patrick’s Day alone patrons eat 20 pans of it. “We sell the heck out of it,” Foley said. “People love it.” If you are thinking of heading to Foley’s for St. Patty’s Day, get there early. Foley said the pub is packed to capacity, 100 people, throughout the day. Info: 3655 South Virginia St., Reno, across from the Atlantis Casino, (775) 829-8500
Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
2 large carrots
1 yellow onion
½ pack green peas
2 pinches salt
½ spoon garlic
½ spoon white pepper
4 brown potatoes
Directions:
Boil potatoes and then mash. Brown off ground beef in a skillet or flat pan. Mix in cubes of carrots and yellow onions; add green peas, onion, salt, garlic, and white pepper. Semi-cook mix in a light gravy made from beef and a little water. Put in hotel pan, top off with mashed potatoes and paprika, spreading them like icing on a cake. Bake for 45 minutes at 350. Serve with gravy and cooked vegetables or salad.
