Corned Beef and Cabbage

St. Patrick's Day Irish Recipes

Ingredients

5 pounds corned beef

5 garlic cloves, lightly smashed

10 peppercorns

4 sprigs fresh thyme

2 bay leaves

32 ounces stout (recommended: Guinness) 2 large cans

1 cup beef broth or stock

Water, for simmering

4 yellow onions, cut into wedges, plus 1 medium yellow or sweet onion, sliced

2 parsnips, peeled and cut into large chunks

3 carrots, peeled and cut into large chunks

6 medium red potatoes, scrubbed

1 medium head green cabbage, cut into quarters, core removed

4 tablespoons butter

Directions

Open both Guinness cans, pour one into appropriate glass and take a sip.

Rinse the corned beef and put it into a large Dutch Oven or heavy soup pot. Take another sip from poured Guinness. Add the garlic, peppercorns, thyme and bay leaves to the pot. Stir in one 16 oz. can stout (Guinness), stock and enough water to cover the beef by 2 inches. Drink from glass of Guinness. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook for 4 hours, covered, stirring occasionally. Finish your beer.

After 4 hours, add the onion wedges, parsnips, and carrots, and cook for a 1/2 hour. Add the potatoes and the cabbage wedges and cook until the cabbage is tender, but not limp, about 20 minutes. Remove the cabbage to a plate and allow the corned beef and other vegetables to continue cooking until the meat is tender.

In a separate large sauté pan, heat 4 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add the sliced onion, and a pinch of salt and sauté until tender and beginning to brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, slice the cabbage thinly, gently pressing with a clean cloth to remove excess water. Add the cabbage to the onion mixture and toss to coat well with the butter. Cook over medium heat until the cabbage begins to brown.

Remove the meat and slice thin. Serve at the table with all the vegetables piled onto a serving tray and the sliced meat onto another tray with some of the broth poured over the meat.

You may want to have extra Guinness on hand to serve with your lovely Irish dish!