Holidays
St. Patrick’s Day Recipes for the Grill
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This is a holiday made for hearty food and good things from your grill or smoker. Think smoke, spice, juicy meat, and an extraordinary dessert (spoiler alert—the latter uses Guinness Stout and chocolate.) So get ready to fire it up for St. Patrick’s Day!
St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
Smoked Corned Beef and Cabbage
Here’s a barbecue twist on an Irish classic: corned beef and cabbage cooked not on your stove, but on your grill or smoker.
Double Down Reuben
If our new Back to Basics post put you in the mood for a Reuben, this recipe takes things a step further. With corned beef and pastrami layered together, it ends up tasting bigger than a regular deli sandwich. The corned beef brings that salty, spiced flavor from the brine, while the pastrami adds smoke and a peppery crust. Put this together, and it’s richer and more intense than either one by themselves.
Basic Beer Can Chicken
Beer-can chicken is hard to beat when you want juicy meat and well-burnished skin. As the chicken roasts upright over the fire, it bastes in its own juices and picks up smoke, while the beer helps keep the meat moist and flavorful. For St. Patrick’s Day, a can of Guinness feels especially right.
Belgian Beer Brownies
And yes, there should be dessert. These brownies bake up dark, rich, and fudgy, with beer adding extra depth and moisture. The recipe specifically mentions Guinness, which makes them a natural finish for a St. Patrick’s Day meal.
However you celebrate, make it something worth smelling from the driveway. Put a brisket in the smoker, toast some rye, crack open a stout, and save room for dessert. Happy St. Patrick’s Day from all of us at BarbecueBible.com.
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