Ingredients: |
Ingredients: One 3 1/2-pound fresh beef brisket
Two 12-ounce bottles lager beer (or apple juice)
2 cups water
2 bay leaves
10 black peppercorns
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup chopped parsley
2 tablespoons butter or olive oil
3 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
2 cups chopped and rinsed leeks (white parts only)
1 medium yellow onion, peeled and sliced
3/4 pound large carrots
3/4 pounds small red potatoes
1 pound turnips, peeled and quartered
2 pounds green cabbage, cut in sixths (secure with toothpicks)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
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Directions: |
Directions:Place an 8- to 10-quart stove-top covered casserole on the burner and add the beef, beer, water, bay leaves, peppercorns, parsley, and salt.
Heat a frying pan and add the butter or olive oil. Saute the garlic, leeks, and yellow onion for a few minutes and add to the casserole. Cover the pot and simmer gently for 3-1/2 hours, or until the meat is very tender. (This will normally take about 1 hour per pound of brisket.) In the last 25 minutes of cooking, add the carrots and red potatoes. In the last 15 minutes of cooking, add the turnips, cabbage, salt and pepper.
If the vegetables are not done to your liking, cook them longer, but do not overcook. Remove the toothpicks from the cabbage before serving. |
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Notes: It was the day before St. Patrick's Day many years ago and my boss asked me what Irish dish I was fixing the next day. If the rule is you must eat Irish on St. Pat's Day, then count me in.
They say a sucker's born every minute. Little did I know the rule apparently only applied to me. I found this recipe, ran to the store, whipped it up and discovered no one else at work was cooking Irish. B'gosh! B'golly! How fair is that?! I got the last laugh because this recipe is wonderful! OK, it's a little heavy on the veggies and the kids didn't like the turnips, but for the most part this was a huge hit! Those Irish know what they're doing!
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