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New England Boiled Dinner Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
4 lbs corned beef
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp pickling spices
2 Bay leaves
1 bunch of fresh beets
2 lb turnip
2 lb carrots
1-2 lbs onions
2-3 lbs cabbage
5 lbs white potatoes
Directions:
Directions:
Schedule given for dinner to be ready at noon.

7:00 A.M. Rinse 4-lb piece of corned beef in water and place in bottom of large kettle. Cover well with cold water. Add 2 Tblsp. Sugar, 1 tsp pickling spice and 2 bay leaves. Bring to a boiling point and boil for 5 minutes. Skim scum off top, turn down heat and simmer, covered, until tender.

9:30 A.M. Scrub fresh beets to within an inch of their lives and add to kettle, leaving skins and a good 4 inches of stem on each beet to prevent bleeding.

10:00 A.M. Add peeled turnips, cut coarsely.

11:00 A.M. Add peeled carrots and onions and a fair-sized cabbage cut into quarters. Add water as necessary to keep liquid level up.

11:30 A.M. Add peeled , cut up potatoes.

NOON. All should be cooked by now., Peel beets and arrange dinner on one large platter. Serve with hot corn bread or johnnycake, egg gravy (a regular white sauce with 1-2 chopped hard-boiled eggs added), horseradish and a cruet of vinegar.
Apple pie is the perfect desert.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4-6
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
A classic dish known outside of New England as “corned beef and cabbage”.

 

 

 

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