Eileen's Irish Corned Beef And Cabbage Dinner

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs corned beef brisket
• 2/3 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 large yellow onion, cut into quarters
• 8 -10 medium carrots, cut into 3 - 4 pieces
• 1 lb tiny new potatoes, whole or 6 medium yukon gold potatoes, halved
• 1 medium cabbage, cut into 6 wedges (1 lb)
• 8 whole black peppercorns
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pickling spices
• 2 -3 garlic cloves
• 8 fennel seeds
• 1 clove

Recipe

• 1 trim fat from meat. place the 5 spices in a teaball or cheesecloth. fill 6 qt pot with water. put in meat and spiceball. add onions and bay leaf. bring to boiling. skim fat from surface. reduce heat to a simmer, with cover ajar, for 1 hour and a half.
• 2 add carrots to pot. return to boiling another 45 minutes.
• 3 add potatoes to pot. return to boiling for 25 minutes.
• 4 add cabbage to pot. cover and cook about 20 minutes more until vegetables and meat are tender.
• 5 discard bay leaf and spices. remove meat from pot. thinly slice meat across the grain. transfer meat and vegetables to a serving platter.