Saturday, June 20, 2009

Corned Beef and Cabbage

5 pounds of corned beef brisket
1 large onion with six cloves embedded
6 peeled and sliced carrots
8 new potatoes peeled and cubed
Some dried thyme
bunch of parsley
2 heads of cabbage quartered

Sauce: Half pint of whipping cream and two tablespoons of prepared horseradish

Boil the beef, onion, carrots, potatoes, thyme and parsley in a pot of water. Simmer and cook for three hours.

Remove sediment and the thyme, parsley and onion.

Add the cabbage and simmer for a further twenty minutes or until the cabbage is cooked.

Remove the meat and divide into pieces.

Remove and season the cabbage heavily with black pepper.

On a large plate surround the beef with the cabbage, carrots and potatoes. Prepare the horseradish sauce by whipping the cream and adding to the horseradish.