What do you serve for St. Patrick’s Day dinner? Many dish up the traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner. I love a good Reuben sandwich with a twist – I swap the sauerkraut for a deliciously easy, homemade coleslaw. However you like to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, we’ve discovered how you can support locally produced and grown goods at the Saratoga Farmers’ Market to complete your menu.
For corned beef brisket, Grazin’ Acres Farm sells beef brisket along with DIY corned beef brine kits. It takes 7 to 9 days to brine corned beef, so plan on grabbing your brisket this weekend. They also have ham in the event you prefer a baked ham dinner.
When shopping for a brisket, remember there are two different cuts: a flat cut that’s rectangular and relatively equal in thickness and a point cut with a point at one end and uneven thickness with more fat marbling throughout.
Trim the outer fat before cooking or brining your brisket. Once the meat is cooked, let it rest for 20 minutes before slicing. Find the grain of the meat, then turn the brisket to cut across the grain for the most tender cut. Slice thin, and enjoy every savory bite!
Carrots, onions, and cabbage are St. Patrick’s Day staples available at Gomez Veggie Ville. You’ll find potatoes and onions at Lovin’ Mama Farm and Gomez Veggie Ville. Squash Villa also has potatoes.
Irish Soda Bread is a tangy scone-like bread, and both Jennifer’s Sweet Treats and The Bread Butler offer this traditional treat. In addition, Katie Bakes Gluten Free has gluten-free Irish Soda Bread.
Rye bread for the Reuben sandwich lover is also at the farmers’ market. Night Work Bread has a sour dough-based rye bread, and The Bread Butler has traditional rye bread.
Sauerkraut as a side or to layer onto a Reuben is an excellent addition. Be sure to stop by Puckers Gourmet.
Festive desserts will be abundant with Katie Bakes Gluten Free’s specialty cupcakes and St. Patrick’s Day cookie packs. Night Work Bread will bring brownies and cookies. Sweet Treats by Jennifer always has their Chocolate Mint Dream cookie and shamrock sugar cookies. The Bread Butler will have their infamous black-tie brownies.
For Irish coffee, get your ground coffee and beans from Nally’s Coffee.
The Saratoga Farmers’ Market will be open on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. from November through April at the Wilton Mall Food Court, accessible from the mall entrance across from BJs or the mall interior. Find us online at www.saratogafarmersmarket.org, where you can sign up for our weekly newsletter and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
