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Main Course

Known as a main course in Ireland and the UK and an entrée in some regions such as the U.S., serves as the centerpiece of a meal, delivering the most substantial and satisfying portion of food. It typically follows lighter starters like appetizers or soups and precedes dessert, anchoring the dining experience with its heft and complexity.

Main courses often balance flavors, textures, and nutrition, featuring a protein—such as meat, or fish —paired with complementary sides like vegetables, grains, or starches. The main course aims to leave diners full and content, both physically and culinarily.

From a cultural standpoint, Irish main courses are hearty and satisfying. Many of them feature meat alongside potatoes, such as Guinness Beef Stew or Shepherd’s Pie.

This part of the meal carries social and emotional weight. It’s the dish people linger over, discuss, and remember, they are often tied to family recipes. Main courses can be quickly and simply prepared for a weeknight dinner to a more formal affair for a dinner party with guests.

Don’t consider the main course as just food on a plate; it’s the moment where flavor, sustenance, and connection happen.

Cooked, sliced Irish Back Bacon on a platter.

Irish Back Bacon Recipe

This Irish Back Bacon Recipe will help you make uncured Irish loin Back Bacon at home. All it takes is 3 simple ingredients, a few minutes for preparation and patience. At the end of this post, you’ll know all about…

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A white plate containing 5 slices of Black Pudding with potato bread and tomato in the background.

Black Pudding Recipe

This Black Pudding Recipe is made from ingredients that are easy to source anywhere in the world. In no time you can make your own. This is an all beef Black Pudding using beef fat and veal liver as the…

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One slice of Cheese Tart cut from the whole tart. The tart is on a cooling rack, with thyme sprigs in the background.

Easy Irish Cheese Tart Recipe

An Irish Cheese Tart is not only popular in Ireland and the UK, but around the world too. It’s an easy recipe, involving a shortcrust pastry base filled with a blend of Irish cheeses and fresh thyme, then baked until…

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Curried Turkey Meatballs

Curried Turkey Meatballs are a great way to use leftover cooked turkey and mashed potatoes. Serve them with a yogurt, cardamom & herb dipping sauce.

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Dark bowl containing stuffing, and mushrooms topped with shredded chicken and garnished with a sprig of thyme.

4 Ingredient Slow Cooker Chicken with Stuffing

This easy Slow Cooker Chicken with Stuffing uses only 4 ingredients. This meal checks the Sunday Dinner box but it is simple enough for any day of the week!

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Hand held Brioche Grill Cheese Sandwich split in two showing melted cheese.

Brioche Grilled Cheese Sandwich 3 Ways

A Brioche Grilled Cheese Sandwich is hard to beat! The soft richness of the Brioche bread compliments the smooth nuttiness of Irish Cheddar and mellow mozzarella. But what is the best way to grill a Brioche Grilled Cheese Sandwich? This…

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Dublin Coddle in a white bowl garnished with bacon and parsley.

Dublin Coddle Recipe (Sausage and Potato Stew)

What is Dublin Coddle? Quite simply, it is a stew made from sausage, bacon, potato and onion cooked in a beef stock. A traditional Dublin Coddle cooks (boils) the meats and root vegetables together.

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Sous Vide Flank Steak

This Sous Vide Flank Steak recipe is a guaranteed way of producing a juicy, tender Steak. The whole process is foolproof, so anyone can do it! Flank Steak undergoes Sous Vide cooking, then it is seared to produce a savory…

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