Kevin's Best Corned Beef

Total Time: 4 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 3/4 lbs onions, spiced or unspiced
• 2 1/2 lbs carrots
• 6 lbs corned beef brisket
• 1 cup malt vinegar
• 6 ounces stout beer (such as guinness)
• 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
• 1 tablespoon coriander seed
• 1/2 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 1/2 tablespoon dill seed
• 1/2 tablespoon whole allspice
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 lbs cabbage, rinsed
• 2 1/2 lbs small red potatoes
• 1/2 cup coarse grain mustard
• 1/2 cup dijon mustard
• horseradish

Recipe

• 1 use a 14 to 20 qt. pan.
• 2 coarsely chop enough onions and carrots to make 1 cup each.
• 3 in pan, place onions and carrots, corned beef with any liquid from meat, vinegar, stout, mustard seed, coriander, peppercorns, dill, allspice, and bay leaves.
• 4 add water to barely cover beef.
• 5 cover pan and bring to a boil over high heat.
• 6 simmer till meat is tender when pierced, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• 7 meanwhile, cut remaining onions into wedges.
• 8 cut remaining carrots into 2 inch lengths, halve them lengthwise if large.
• 9 cut cabbage in half through cores, then into wedges.
• 10 scrub potatoes.
• 11 add onions, carrots and potatoes to tender corned beef, place cabbage on top.
• 12 cover and return to simmering over high heat; reduce heat and simmer till cabbage is tender when pierced, 15 to 20 minutes.
• 13 with slotted spoon, scoop out vegetables onto warm serving dishes.
• 14 using tongs and a slotted spoon, remove beef to a cutting board.
• 15 cut off fat.
• 16 slice meat across grain, place on warm platters.
• 17 serve meat and vegetables with mustards.