Hollys New England Boiled Dinner Recipes

NEW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• In Large stock pot, place shoulder, cover with water
• Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer, simmer for 2 - 3 hours with lid on, in 1 gallon water to 1lb meat. 5 lbs meat, 5 gallons of water, or cook for 1.5 hours, dump water and begin again
• Once the meat is tender, or an internal temperature of 195, remove the meat, add vegetables. Another method is to time the cooking of meat and add vegetables towards the finishing of the meat. Remove the meat and vegetables, add cabbage to the pot because this takes up too much space to cook with everything else.
• Cook until tender Remove vegetables, place on platter for service
• Serve Sliced shoulder with vegetables and sauce or with whole grain mustard

NEW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• Place the corned beef and broth in a Dutch oven. Add the pickling spices and garlic and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the beef is cooked, about 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
• Add the potatoes, carrots and turnips to the pot and cook until the meat and vegetables are tender, about 30 to 45 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the beets in a separate saucepan of boiling, salted water for 30 to 45 minutes (this prevents the beets from discoloring the other vegetables).
• Remove the beef and all of the vegetables from their broth and arrange on a heated serving platter. Pass the mustard and horseradish, if desired.

CLASSIC NEW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER FOR SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

Steps:

• Peel and cut each of the vegetables.
• Put slab of corned beef into a large pot [5-7 quarts] and cover with cold water; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium or medium-low and cook very slowly for 4 hours.
• Remove meat.
• Bring stock to a boil; add carrots, turnips and onions; cook for 15 minutes on medium heat.
• Add potatoes and cook another 15 minutes.
• Add cabbage and cook for 15-20 minutes more.
• Shred the corned beef [or slice or cube it, as desired] into bite-sized pieces and put it back in with the stock and vegetables.
• Heat thoroughly and serve.

NEW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• In a large pot combine the meat, the spice bag and enough cold water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 2 hours. Add vegetables and salt and return to a simmer. Continue to simmer until fork-tender, 30 minutes to 1 hour longer.
• For the Horseradish Cream: In a small bowl combine sour cream and horseradish; season, to taste, with salt, pepper and hot sauce.
• To finish, remove corned beef to a carving board and slice against the grain. Transfer to a large, warmed, deep platter. Drain broth and reserve for soup, if desired. Arrange vegetables around meat and serve. Pass the horseradish cream for guests to help themselves.

NEW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• Place meat in crock pot
• Place and fit vegetables around the ham
• Cover and cook on low for 8 hrs on high for 4 hrs

BOILED NEW ENGLAND DINNER

Steps:

• Place pork roast in a large Dutch oven; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. , Add the remaining ingredients; return to a boil. Reduce the heat. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until the vegetables are tender; drain.

GRAMMIE BEA'S NEW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• Place ham in a large dutch oven style kettle.
• Cover with cold water, and fill to about 2" above top of ham. Cover kettle, and bring to a boil using high heat.
• Turn down to med-high and let boil a few minutes, then drain water, and refill with water 2" above ham, and bring to a boil again over high heat. This method is used to make the ham less salty. (Or you may refrigerate ham overnight in water, and change water several times before cooking instead).
• Once water comes to a boil, turn heat down to med. to med-high making sure it keeps boiling. Keep cover on kettle while cooking.
• Add peeled onions to the kettle.
• Cook ham 1/2 hour per pound of ham.
• Add some water to the kettle, when it starts getting low.
• Peel and cut potatoes and carrots.
• Wash and core cabbage, then cut into wedges.
• Add vegetables during the last 30-40 minutes of cooking time. Serve when veggies are tender, or to your liking.

DIANE JUDGE'S NEW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• Combine 3 gallons water with the celery, onion, bay leaf, herbs, garlic and peppercorns in a 4- to 5-gallon pot and heat to boiling over medium heat. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add the hams, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
• While the hams cook, prepare the vegetables: tie up the carrots and turnips in a piece of cheesecloth. Divide the potatoes and parsnips in half and tie up each bundle in a piece of cheesecloth. Tie up the pearl onions and beans in a piece of cheesecloth. Divide the cabbage wedges into 2 pieces of cheesecloth and tie up.
• Remove the hams to a platter and keep warm.
• Add the carrot-and-turnip bundle to the simmering ham water; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the potato and parsnip bundles; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the onion and bean bundle; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the cabbage bundle; cover and steam for 10 minutes.
• Using tongs, lift each bundle out and test for doneness. Cut the vegetable bundles and arrange the vegetables in bowls. Slice the ham thickly. Spoon cooking water over the vegetables and ham. Serve with mustard, horseradish, bread and applesauce.

HOLLY'S NEW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• Any other root vegetables may be added, but if you add beets, cook them separately.
• Cover beef with water in a large pot. Bring this to a boil, and then simmer 1 hour per pound
• One hour before the beef is done, add the vegetables, and that's it!!
• When done serve with salt, pepper and butter on the vegetables. It's delicious. The turnip is incredible, and the next night you can make hash in a cast iron skillet.