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Corned beef and cabbage
Boston Irish St Patrick's Day boiled dinner
In Boston, Irish families made corned beef the centre of St Patrick's Day, swapping the bacon joint of home for the cheaper brisket sold by Jewish butchers, and New Englanders still call the whole pot a boiled dinner. Salt-cured beef brisket is simmered for hours with spices, then potatoes, carrots and wedges of cabbage cook in the same broth. Serve with grainy mustard. Chef's tip: slice the beef across the grain, thinly; cut along the grain it looks stringy and chews tough.
- Total time
- 230 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Rinse the 3 ⅓ lb corned (salt-cured) beef brisket under cold water. Put it in a large pot with the 1 tbsp pickling spice (mustard seed, coriander, peppercorns, bay), 3 cloves garlic and 1 onion, and cover with cold water by 5 cm.
5 minStep 2: Bring slowly to the boil, skim off the grey foam, then cover and keep at a bare simmer for 3 hours. A common mistake is boiling it hard, which makes the meat tough and dry.
180 minStep 3: It is ready when a fork slides into the thickest part with little resistance. Lift the beef onto a board, cover with foil and rest.
2 minStep 4: Add the 1 ⅔ lb small waxy potatoes and 4 carrots to the broth and simmer 15 minutes, then add the 1 green cabbage wedges and simmer 10–12 minutes more, until everything is tender.
27 minStep 5: Lift the vegetables out, toss the potatoes with the 1 oz butter and 2 tbsp parsley, and slice the beef thinly across the grain. Serve with 4 tbsp wholegrain mustard and a little hot broth spooned over.
5 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 520 kcal
- Protein
- 38 g
- Carbs
- 30 g
- Fat
- 27 g
- Fibre
- 6 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does corned beef and cabbage take?
- About 230 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 210 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- What can I use instead of garlic?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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