Comfort food recipes

Take comfort in superb onion rings, juicy roasts, syrupy puddings and hearty Irish food.

Sharyn Cairns

Take comfort in superb onion rings, juicy roasts, syrupy puddings and hearty Irish food.

Pork, potato and rosemary pasties with rhubarb chutney

Pork, potato and rosemary pasties with rhubarb chutney

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PHOTOGRAPH WILLIAM MEPPEM

Pea and ham soup

Pea and ham soup

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PHOTOGRAPH WILLIAM MEPPEM

Mushroom and ricotta galette

Mushroom and ricotta galette

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PHOTOGRAPH WILLIAM MEPPEM

Venetian chocolate cake with star anise gelato

Venetian chocolate cake with star anise gelato

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PHOTOGRAPH WILLIAM MEPPEM

Brown sugar sponge cake with caramel pears

Brown sugar sponge cake with caramel pears

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PHOTOGRAPH WILLIAM MEPPEM

Colin Fassnidge’s Irish stew

Colin Fassnidge’s Irish stew

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PHOTOGRAPH VANESSA LEVIS

Grilled cumin and chilli lamb skewers with smoky eggplant purée

Grilled cumin and chilli lamb skewers with smoky eggplant purée

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PHOTOGRAPH WILLIAM MEPPEM

Onion rings with salt and vinegar

Onion rings with salt and vinegar

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PHOTOGRAPH BEN DEARNLEY

Bread and Sauternes pudding with cinnamon and apple caramel

Bread and Sauternes pudding with cinnamon and apple caramel

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PHOTOGRAPH BEN DEARNLEY

Strada Nova pizza

Strada Nova pizza

Supermaxi’s Strada Nova pizza

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PHOTOGRAPH SHARYN CAIRNS

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