Dublin Coddle is an Irish stew originating in Dublin, Ireland. Sausage, ham, bacon, potatoes and onion are tossed together in beer and stock and slow cooked until ready making this one pot meal the perfect Sunday dinner!
St. Patrick’s Day
Like many special days, St. Patrick’s Day is a global holiday celebrated with good food and drink.
The day observes of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland and has has evolved into a celebration of Irish culture with parades, special foods, music, dancing, drinking and a whole lot of green, like green beer!
Dublin Coddle
For one day a year we all want to be Irish and celebrate. Or maybe it’s just another excuse to try new food, and drink!
The name ‘coddle’ is most likely derived from caudle, which comes from the French term meaning to boil gently, parboil or stew. Cooked low and slow the stew becomes a flavourful one pot meal.
This hearty sausage and potato stew dates back to the 1700s and was traditionally a meal eaten during the colder months using up leftovers in the fridge. Legend dictates Irish wives would toss ingredients into a pot and go to bed. The coddle would simmer until husbands returned home from a night of drinking.
Inspiration
While channel surfing one night and stumbling across You Gotta Eat Here, the Canadian version of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, a dish caught my eye. The crew and host were filming in Dublin, Ireland and featuring a chef making a Dublin Coddle.
I was very intrigued, it looked so good. The Chef used ham hock, a couple different pork sausages and bacon. He said pork was the main ingredient and his Dublin Coddle had four variations of pork products.
This stew reminds me of another stew I use to make on the stove consisting of smoked sausage, potatoes and carrots. A very simple dish yet the potatoes cooking down in both provide a creaminess to the stew without adding any dairy products.
What Beer to Use?
The right kind of beer is really important. You want a beer that can hold up to the other flavours in the dish so don’t use a light beer or simple wheat ale.
I like to use a dark ale, stout or porter as they offer so much flavour to the dish that I could seriously drink the broth.
PRO TIPS:
- Dark beer or a stout adds depth and flavour to slow cooked dishes. A light beer will not offer the same flavour.
- Have crusty bread or Irish Soda Bread on hand to mop up the broth.
- This is a hearty dish to make while camping. Prepare what you can in advance, keep cool until ready to cook in a heavy bottom pot with a lid.
Others dishes you might like to try:
- Irish Soda Bread
- Beef Stew with Bacon
- Chile Verde with Pork
- Slow Cooker Five Spice Chicken
- Slow Cooker Beef Carbonnade
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Ingredients
- 250 gr bacon or 1/2 pkg cut into chunks
- 3 mild Italian sausage uncooked and left whole
- 1 medium yellow onion sliced
- 1/2 pkg or 190gr smoked Mennonite sausage sliced into chunks
- 4 medium yellow potatoes peeled and cut into chunks
- 1/2 cup chopped parsley divided in two
- good pinch sea salt and cracked pepper
- 4 cups warmed chicken broth
- 1 bottle of dark beer
- Crusty bread
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Heat a large, oven safe Dutch oven or casserole pot over high heat. Add Italian sausage and the bacon and cook long enough to add colour but not cook through, about 5 minutes. Remove them to drain on paper towels. Drain all grease except two tablespoons. Once sausage cools cut on diagonal into large chunks.
- Add onions and Mennonite sausage slices to pot stirring to scrape up and bits on bottom and let cook about three minutes.
- Add potatoes, cooled sausage, bacon, half the parsley, salt and pepper.
- Pour in beer and bring to a boil. Add chicken broth, reduce heat and cover the pot.
- Place covered pot in preheated oven and cook for 2 hours.
- Serve hot with fresh crusty bread.
Yum! I can’t wait to make this! Looks so delicious and tasty!
Loaded with flavour!
This looks like a perfect Patrick’s Day meal! Simple ingredients and very filling.
Simple is also the best way to cook!
What a hearty and comforting stew. Perfect for this cold weather.
Agree 100%!
This is so delicious sounds I loved new foods and especially perfect for St Patricks Day
We love trying new foods too!
I just tried it and it is really good! Everyone at my house enjoyed this delicious meal!
Thanks, glad you liked it!
This was a new recipe for me. But, my entire family loved it and I will be making it again on St. Patrick’s day.
Happy you enjoyed the meal!
Such a hearty healthy recipe. Can’t wait to make it soon. I am sure it is going be a hit with the family!
It’s a huge hit here!
I’m always looking for new St. Patrick’s Day recipes and this one is a winner! Love the combo of flavors here, and cannot wait to try it! Lucky me! ☘️
Simple flavours make this delicious!
I hadn’t heard of a Dublin Coddle until today, and I have definitely been missing out! This dish is fantastic, so hearty and delicious.
We love it!
I have never heard of Dublin Coddle before but your combination of sausage, ham, bacon, potatoes and onion sounds like perfection to me! YUM!
Simple and delicious!
I love everything about this recipe, from the preparation, ingredients, and especially the finished product. Definitely, looks so delicious and very enticing.
Simple yet big on flavour!
This is great, I am not sure if I can find the smoked Mennonite sausage but I will keep an eye out near me. Can’t wait to try this!
Substitute any smoked sausage! We’ve even used Ukranian or polish sausage!
I am so making this for my hubby a true Irishman and potato farmer. He will love this.
Don’t forget the crusty bread!
The flavors here are extraordinary!
I’m happy you think so!
What a hearty and delicious recipe for St. Patrick’s Day. I was looking for a good one and this is it. Bookmarking it now.
I came across this recipe while searching for ideas for St Patrick’s day! This looks so good as well as hearty and flavourful. Definitely on my menu for March 17th!
This stew is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day and looks like the ultimate comfort food!
It’s requested regularly!
Such a hearty and flavorful recipe that is perfect for this cold weather! Truly comfort food at its best!
It really is!
I hadn’t had a Coddle in ages and your recipe was easy to make and so very flavorful!!
Happy you enjoyed it!
Looks good but there’s no beer in Coddle. Ever. In beef stew sure.
Its a poor mans stew. Originated in the docklands of Dublin.
Normally sausages and bacon or ham pieces.
That’s fair! The Irish folk I talked to add beer to their coddle, so I did too. Perhaps that’s their own spin on it!