Irish Boiled Dinner

Name: Irish Boiled Dinner
Ingredients: 3 1/2 pounds beef brisket fresh; 24 ounces beer Lager; 2 cups water; 2 each bay leaves; 10 each black peppercorns; 1/2 cup parsley leaves chopped; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 3 cloves garlic peeled and sliced; 2 cups leeks chopped and rinsed, white parts only; 1 medium onions yellow, peeled and sliced; 3/4 pound carrots large, red potatoes; 1 pound turnip peeled and quartered; 2 pounds cabbage cut in sixths (secure with toothpicks); 1 x salt and black pepper to taste

15 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

3 1/2 pounds beef brisket fresh
24 ounces beer Lager
2 cups water
2 each bay leaves
10 each black peppercorns
1/2 cup parsley leaves chopped
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic peeled and sliced
2 cups leeks chopped and rinsed, white parts only
1 medium onions yellow, peeled and sliced
3/4 pound carrots large, red potatoes
1 pound turnip peeled and quartered
2 pounds cabbage cut in sixths (secure with toothpicks)
1 x salt and black pepper to taste

Directions

1

Place an 8 to 10 quart dutch oven on the burner and add the beef, beer, water, bay leaves, peppercorns, parsley, and salt.
2

Heat a frying pan and saute the garlic, leeks, and yellow onion for a few minutes then add to the dutch oven.
3

Cover and simmer gently for 3 1/2 hours or until the meat is very tender.
4

(This will normally take about 1 hour per pound of brisket.)
5

In the last 25 minutes of cooking, add the carrots and red potatoes.
6

In the last 15 minutes of cooking, add the turnips, cabbage, salt, and pepper.
7

If the vegetables are not done to your liking, cook them longer but do not overcook.
8

Remove the toothpicks from the cabbage before serving.