suemunzlinger's Recipe

Dublin Sunday Corned Beef & Cabbage

Category: Main Dish

5 pound corned beef brisket
1 large onion stuck with 6 whole cloves
6 carrots, peeled and sliced
8 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 small bunch parsley
1 (2-pound) cabbage, cut in quarters and cored
Horseradish Sauce (recipe follows)

Put beef in a large pot and cover with cold water. Add all other ingredients except cabbage and bring to a boil with the lid off the pot.
Turn to simmer and cook for 3 hours. Skim fat from top as it rises.

Remove the thyme, parsley and onion. Add cabbage. Simmer for 20 minutes until cabbage is cooked.

Remove the meat and cut into pieces. Strain the cabbage and season it heavily with black pepper. Surround the beef with the cabbage, carrots and potatoes. Serve with horseradish sauce.

Horseradish Sauce

1/2 pint heavy cream
2 to 3 tablespoons prepared horseradish
Whip cream until it stand in peaks. Fold in horseradish.
Serves 8.