In conjunction with Saint Patrick’s Day, March is another month for us to rejoice over. This March, the merry people at GUINNESS® are bringing back the fun to Malaysians with a month long celebration of good friends, good food and of course, pints of GUINNESS®
Do you know that Saint Patrick’s Day, a holiday celebrated internationally on 17 March is actually rooted in Irish tradition?
And in Malaysia, we are having a month-long celebration from 1st March 2011 to 31st March 2011. ”,featuring an array of exciting parties, fun activities and a host of other GUINNESS® promotions.
On the 17th of March 2011, there is a street celebration at Changkat Bukit Bintang. Remember to be there to join in the fun, together with the entertainers, dancers, buskers and beautiful GUINNESS® ambassadors.
Thanks to Hui Ping and GUINNESS®, we had an early Saint Patrick’s Day celebration at Fitou Brasserie, a lovely bar cum restaurant located at the Water Front. They are running this St. Patrick’s Festival Celebration Menu at Fitou Brasserie where the following three ala-carte GUINNESS® infused dishes (RM 34++) comes with a FREE pint of Guinness @RM48 nett.
1) Irish Beef Stew with Guinness served with Carrots & Potatoes
The distinctively flavored Irish beef stew recipe is a favorite on St. Patrick’s Day. This is one hearty one dish meal and the stout beer really adds a great flavor. Although it is very flavorful, the beef chunks were quite tough that requires a certain extent of jaw exercise.
2) Sauteed Guinness Beef Chunks with French Beans & Carrot Sticks
The dish may looked simple but it was bursting with awesome goodness. Juicy and tender, the beef chunks were well prepared. . Using Guinness as the braising liquid adds a good, subtle flavor to the gravy too.
3) Pork Wellington stuffed with Apricots, served with Potatoes & Guinness Cream Sauce
The pork wellington is my favourite dish of all! A spin off from the usual beef wellington, the chef has done a very good job with the pork wellington. The pastry keeps the pork incredibly moist and juicy still just slightly pink in the center and the apricot bits gives it a tangy sweet flavour. Drench it with a generous amount of Guinness Cream Sauce and you are in heaven!
There’s nothing better than savouring a smooth and rich chocolate cake punctuated with plenty chocolate sauce. What a perfect sweet ending.
Creme Brulee
Topped with a crunchy, caramelized layer, the Creme Brulee was custardy and creamy.
Putting on hat and get our mood ready for the Saint Patrick’s Day!
On top of Fitou, these are some other outlets that feature St. Patrick’s Festival food such as:
798 Wine Bar, Tropicana City Mall
SOULed OUT
Deutches Gasthaus
Malones Irish Restaurant and Bar
Terrace Arms & Grill House
Sid’s Pubs
Jarrod & Rawlins
Finnegan’s
So remember to mark your calender and find out where Merry Goes Round this March with GUINNESS®. Check out facebook.com/guinnessmalaysia for more information
Fitou
Lot GF2, The Waterfront @ Park City, 5 Persiaran Residen, Desa Park City, Kuala Lumpur
Wilayah Persekutuan, 52200
03-6280-8978
their salad with bacon’s one of my fav!
Happy St Patrick’s day! The creme brulee looks awesome and delicious…
This post makes me miss the day I celebrated St Patrick Day in Ireland last year.
how nice! i would wana go and experience it myself one day 🙂
Hehe.. That time we were studying at UK. Airlines ticket was cheap to fly to Ireland from UK 😀
heee, always love that st patrick’s hat . .
Nice cool GUINNESS beer how nice if can celebrate St Patrick Day in Ireland
Hi!
Thank you for taking time off to try my specially prepared dishes in conjunction with St. Patrick’s Day.
Firstly, the Pork Wellington. I am very pleased you loved the dish and its Guinness infused cream sauce. The balance between the pork and apricots are a classic combination. The tenderness of the pork and the sweetness from the apricots are just bursting in flavours.
Secondly, the Guinness Sauteed Beef. Yes, it is intended to ‘look’ a simple dish, but however, once you bite into the beef, you will find it tender and perfectly braised in Guinness, herbs and cooking liquids.
As for the stew, I would say it is down to an individual’s personal taste. I thought it was tender enough and at the same time, hold its chunkiness. It does not break easily into smaller bits, which is my intention when preparing this stew.
Well, the promotion ends 31st March. So hope to you see again to have these three dishes.
Thank you.