Corned Beef Boiled Dinner with Cabbage, Turnips and Root Vegetables

What you need

• 1.4 kg (3 lb) corned beef brisket, cured, uncooked
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 4 whole cloves
• 2 leaves bay leaves
• 700 g (1.5 lb) small red potatoes, scrubbed
• 400 g (14 oz) carrots, peeled, cut into 5 cm pieces
• 400 g (14 oz) turnips, peeled, cut into 4 cm chunks
• 3 small yellow onions, peeled and halved
• 1 small green cabbage, about 900 g, cut into 6 wedges through the core
• 4 tbsp whole-grain mustard, for serving
• 3 tbsp prepared horseradish, for serving
• black pepper, freshly ground, for serving

Method

Restated from the original video

1. 1

   Rinse the brisket under cold running water.

2. 2

   Put it in a large pot, cover with cold water by 2.5 cm (1 in) and bring to a boil. Boil for 10 min, then drain and discard the water to take off the harshest of the cure.

3. 3

   Return the beef to the pot with fresh cold water to cover by 2.5 cm (1 in). Drop in the peppercorns, cloves and bay leaves.

4. 4

   Bring to a bare simmer, partly cover and cook on low heat until a fork slides into the thickest part with little resistance, 2 1/2-3 hr. Skim off foam now and then.

5. 5

   While the beef cooks, scrub and prepare the potatoes, carrots, turnips, onions and cabbage.

6. 6

   Lift the beef onto a board and tent it loosely with foil. Rest for 20 min and keep the cooking liquid hot.

7. 7

   Bring the liquid to a steady simmer. Add the potatoes, carrots, turnips and onions, cover and cook for 15 min.

8. 8

   Tuck in the cabbage wedges, pushing them under the liquid. Cover and simmer until the cabbage and every other vegetable is tender but not falling apart, 10-12 min.

9. 9

   Slice the beef across the grain into slices about 6 mm (1/4 in) thick.

10. 10

    Lift the vegetables onto a large platter with a slotted spoon. Slip the beef slices into the hot liquid for 1-2 min to rewarm, then arrange them in the middle of the platter.

11. 11

    Serve with the mustard, horseradish and black pepper, and a ladle of the cooking liquid in each bowl.

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