If you're preparing these Irish buttered carrots as part of a St. Patrick's Day celebration, they'll fit right in with corned beef (more of a U.S. tradition) as well as with classic Irish sides ...

Transfer the corned beef to a large pan and cover with foil. Discard the garlic. Add the carrots and potatoes to the cooker, cover, and cook on high until almost tender, about 2 hours. Add the ...

The carrots should retain a little bite. Add the ketchup and stir into the vegetables for a few seconds before adding the corned beef. Break the beef into chunky pieces with a wooden spoon and mix ...

Dot the dumplings on top of the beef. Cook, covered, for 20 minutes, then uncover and cook for another 10 minutes. Recipe from Plenty by Diana Henry/Mitchell Beazley, 2010.

Lift into the slow cooker. Push the onion halves into the gaps around the beef, then the potatoes, and finally fit the carrots over and around the top. Put the kettle on. Put half of the cornflour ...