New England Style Boiled Corned Beef Cabbage Dinner Recipes

NEW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• Place brisket and enclosed seasoning packet in Dutch oven with enough water to cover. Simmer, covered, about 1 hour. Add bacon; simmer 1 to 1-1/2 hours longer or until beef is tender. , Remove brisket from Dutch oven and keep warm. Discard bacon; strain stock. Return stock to Dutch oven. Add carrots and turnips; simmer for 10 minutes Add potatoes and onions; simmer for 15 minutes more. Add cabbage, simmer for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Return brisket to stock; heat through. Place meat on a large platter with vegetables around it.

CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• In an 8-quart nonreactive container, stir together hot water, pickling salt, dry mustard, pickling spice, whole garlic cloves, and pepper; let cool. Add beef, and top with a plate to weigh it down and keep it submerged. Let soak in brining liquid for at least 3 days and up to 6 days in the refrigerator.
• Rinse brisket under cold water; place in a large pot with remaining crushed garlic cloves, celery, and onions. Add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, skimming scum from surface. Cover pot, and let cook for 2 hours.
• Uncover, adding potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnips, and cabbage. Cover, and continue to cook until the meat and vegetables are tender, about 1 1/2 hours more.

IRISH BOILED DINNER (CORNED BEEF)

Steps:

• Rinse the beef brisket under cold water, and place in a large pot. Add enough water to cover the roast by 6 inches. Peel the onions, and place them in the pot with the roast. Bring to a boil, and cook for about 30 minutes at a rolling boil. Reduce heat to medium-low so that the water is at a gentle boil, cover, and cook for 3 1/2 hours.
• Remove the lid from the brisket. Remove onions, and cut into wedges. Return them to the pot. Add carrots to the pot, then place the cabbage over the roast. Place the potatoes on top of the cabbage. Place the lid back on the pot, and cook for another 30 minutes, until potatoes are tender. The potatoes should be immersed in the water by now, but if not, keep the lid on so they can steam.
• Remove the vegetables from the pot, and place in a separate serving bowl. Keep the corned beef in the pot until ready to slice and serve because it dries out quickly.

NEW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER (CORNED BEEF & CABBAGE)

Steps:

• Place corned beef in a large pot, cover with cold water.
• Bring to a simmer, simmer for 5 minutes, then remove and rinse meat, empty the water out of the pan.
• Place meat back in the pan along with the onion, garlic, the cloves, pickling spice and bay leaves.
• Cover with 12 cups cold water, or more to cover the meat.
• Bring back to a simmer, partially cover the pan, simmer for 3- 4 hours (adding more water as necessary to keep beef covered), until beef is tender, but not falling apart.
• Remove the beef from the pot, wrap in foil, and keep warm.
• Strain the cooking liquid, and add it back to the pot, discarding the onion and spices.
• Bring the liquid back to a simmer, and add the vegetables in this order-- (you should end up with all the veggies in the pot together) cabbage--give it about 4 minutes, then add turnips--give them about 5 minutes, then add carrots--give them about 3 minutes, and then add potatoes, simmering for about 10-15 more minutes.
• They should all be fork tender.
• David serves it this way--slice corned beef thinly against the grain, place in a shallow soup bowl with vegetables, and ladle about 1/2 cup stock over all, with mustard and/or horseradish on the side.
• We have it in dinner plates sliced, with our veggies on the side, and plenty of butter and salt and pepper on them.
• Also great with crusty bread, and maybe some mustard or horseradish on the side.

NEW ENGLAND STYLE BOILED CORNED BEEF & CABBAGE DINNER

Steps:

• Place corned beef in uncovered Dutch oven, with spices up.
• Cover with 2 inches of cold water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and allow to simmer slowly for 2 hours.
• Add vegetables and continue to simmer with lid on for 1 hour or until meat is fork tender and vegetables are done.

NEW ENGLAND BOILED BEEF DINNER

Steps:

• Tie the beef into individual packages with string to prevent them from falling apart.
• In a large pot, combine the beef and water and bring to the boil. reduce to a simmer and allow to cook for 10 minutes. Skim any residue that collects on the surface.
• Add the onion, celery, garlic and salt.
• Tie the thyme, bay, rosemary, black pepper and cloves into a small sachet with cheesecloth. Add this bouquet garni to the pot and allow to slowly simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Add at this time the carrots, leeks, turnips and parsnips and continue to slowly simmer for 20 minutes. Add the potatoes and cabbage and allow to cook for 20 minutes more before serving in bowls with a slice of cabbage, some broth and mustard and pickles.

NEW ENGLAND STYLE CORNED BEEF

Steps:

• Place beef in large pot and cover with water. Add peppercorns. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 3 1/2 to 4 hours, until fork tender and meat easily releases when pierced. Add vegetables to simmering pot, in stages, during final hour of cooking time: Add onions with one hour of cooking time remaining; carrots and turnips with 45 minutes remaining; cabbage with 30 minutes remaining; and potatoes with 20 minutes remaining. Serve with mustard, pickles, and country rye bread.;

NEW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• Place the corned beef in a kettle, add the peppercorns and cold water, cover, bring to a boil and simmer 4-5 hours or until the meat is tender, skimming occasionally. Remove meat and keep in warm place. Add the salt pork (in one piece), parsnips, carrots, rutabaga or turnips, onions and potatoes. Cook 30 minutes. Add cabbage wedges during the last 10 or 15 minutes and cook just until tender. Place the meat on platter and surround with the vegetables. Blend parsley with melted butter and spoon over vegetables. Discard salt pork, but save stock for a pot-au-feu or other stew.