The history of this dish is more about necessity is the mother of Kitchen Imagination.
Perhaps you have heard of this Dish that sounds like a kid that was coddled, treated gingerly, with "kid gloves"
However it comes from the word Caudle which is French word for, "boil gently".
From one of my favorite sites, etymology online
"The verb meaning "treat tenderly, make effeminate by pampering" first recorded 1815
(in Jane Austen's "Emma"), but the connection to the other word is uncertain; it might as well derive from caudle. Related: Coddled; coddling."
My Dublin Coddle with a touch of my German influence from my Irish/German friend
Alan Marcotte
Go here for the recipe
The interesting thing to me is that this unplanned feast went viral without computers and became a national dish that satisfied a common need in the Irish community. Seems going out and being festive on Saturday night was a given and they needed a "Booze Mop" after a night of Guiness and/or Whiskey.The well planner wife would get a pot, fill it full of what was on hand, which was usually rashers, and sausages, add potatoes and onions, let it simmer in water on the side of the stove like a crockpot and it would be ready for them when they returned.
Some Neat Video's
of Irish Folks making Traditional Dublin Coddle
This is done obviously by an Irish Chef who calls his Youtube channel, Gallegher's Boxty.
(Boxty is an Irish Bread)
I like this video, it is very instructive although probably not like a typical household may make it.
Here is an Dublin Coddle from an True Irish Grandma that I find interesting. She says there is NOTHING like Irish
sausages and she went to a special store to find some as she is not living in Ireland right now.
This is done by an Irish Woman that is so simple, I love it. I love how she tosses in whole "streaky rashers" bacon slices,
I like this one done by an Irish Chef. He uses Rudd's Irish Sausage that I will be on the lookout for.
I love this one as this Irishman uses all "Irish Packaged Products"; Irish Rooster Potatoes, Irish Flatleaf parsley, Thick cut Rashers......
However he forgets to show the cooking method for the sausages and rashers but only explains them. Still a cool video.
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