Warm summer salad with sirloin steak and shamrock greens

This delicious dish from Great British Chefs and ‘The Food I Eat’ blogger Rachel Walker makes for a very tasty supper. Featuring some of Ireland’s best food offerings – Irish beef, soda bread, kale and pearl barley, make this salad on St Patrick’s day, or any time during the warm summer months.

Rare roast beef pizza with Cashel Blue and pumpkin

An authentic and innovative pizza befitting of any Italian restaurant. A light crisp base is embellished with a feast of toppings including sweet red onion, blue cheese and saut?©ed pumpkin, added to tender rump steak. A pizza to indulge in.

Griddled beef burgers with guacamole

Homemade hamburgers not only taste delicious but can be made so healthy too. Remember not to leave them on the heat for too long as this can dry the meat out – you want a nice juicy burger. We like our guacamole with a bit of bite, so, for best results, don’t over-mash the avocado and perhaps leave some nice, chunky bits in.

BBQ steaks with a red wine marinade

This recipe features a delicious marinade that is great for the barbecue. It’s full of robust flavours with the gutsy Shiraz wine, garlic, peppercorns and herbs and pairs perfectly with steak.

Fillet of beef with a lively Cashel Blue cheese salad

“I like to serve this steak and its accompanying salad with some thick hand-cut chips. Delicious.”

Recipe from Modern Irish Food by Kevin Dundon. Photography by Christian Barnett. (Octopus Books)

Grilled Beef on a Bed of Pearly Barley with Heirloom Beetroot

The earthy flavour of the heirloom beetroot in this recipe complements the smoky tahini dressing perfectly. Use sirloin or fillet steak and superfood grain pearl barley for a filling and nutritious autumnal salad.

Braised Oxtail Raviolo with Celeriac, Sautéed Spinach and Oxtail Jus

This sumptuous Irish oxtail ravioli recipe demonstrates perfectly how cheaper cuts of meat can be transformed to a thing of beauty with a little time and patience. Each raviolo is served on a bed of spinach, and drizzled with a jus made from the oxtail braising liquid – a fantastic dinner party dish for pasta lovers.

Gnocchi Bolognese with Spinach and Mascarpone

For this gnocchi bolognese, try to use proper spinach and not the baby variety for this recipe as it has a much better flavour and texture in this type of dish. If you don’t want to use the mascarpone try tearing a ball of Buffalo mozzarella into chunks and using that instead.

Herby Beef Cobbler

This is a wonderfully hearty beef cobbler is a dish perfect for a cold winter’s evening and just that little bit different from a regular stew. The cobbler topping is very similar to a savoury scone. If you haven’t got buttermilk, you can use half the quantity of milk and add the juice of a lemon.

Beef Lasagne

This dish needs no introduction as the Irish have taken to it as if it was their own. This recipe makes enough for two lasagnes, an efficient way of feeding a crowd, or perfect for freezing and saving for a rainy day.