St. Paddy's Day New England Boiled Dinner

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs corned beef
• 1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 medium sliced carrots, roughly sliced
• 2 small golden onions, sliced
• 2 celery ribs, sliced
• 4 fresh beets (optional)
• 6 small potatoes, cut into pieces
• 3 parsnips, cut into pieces (i know. stick with me. trust me.)
• 1 small turnip, cut into pieces. ditto about the parsnips
• 1 medium green cabbage, quartered

Recipe

• 1 place the beef into a large, heavy flameproof casserole and cover with boiling water.
• 2 add the pepper, thyme, bay leaf, 2 of the carrots,the onions and the celery.
• 3 cover the casserole and simmer over moderate heat for 2 and 1/2 hours or until the corned beef is tender.
• 4 in the alternative, you may put the cassero0le in a heated 350 degree oven for the same amount of time.
• 5 if you're bold enough to have decided to included the beets, send me a zaarmail inquiry and i'll lead you through that step.
• 6 remove the beef from the casserole and keep it warm.
• 7 drain the cooking liquid through in a colander into a large saucepan.
• 8 discard the bay leaf and the cooked vegetables.
• 9 add the remaining carrots, the potatoes, parsnips and turnips to the saucepan and cook over moderate heat for 15 minutes.
• 10 add the cabbage wedges and cook for 7 to 10 minutes.
• 11 cook for about 8 more minutes or until all the vegetables are tender.
• 12 now, to make your dinner party special:.
• 13 arrange the vegetables around the meat on a serving platter.
• 14 slice the meat across the grain in the kitchen before putting it on the platter.
• 15 spoon some of the cooking liquid over the meat and serve.