Irish Corned Beef And Cabbage Tarts Recipes

TRADITIONAL IRISH CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, place corned beef with all the seasonings. Cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until tender, about 2 hours. If not tender after 2 hours, keep checking at 15 minute intervals.
• Remove corned beef, save broth for cabbage. Cut cabbage into wedges, place in a large pan, cover with broth from the beef and simmer until tender.
• Keep cabbage warm in broth until needed.
• Served corned beef with mustard and cabbage.

IRISH CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE TARTS

Steps:

• PREPARATION:.
• Prepare pie crust and divide dough into four pieces.
• Roll out each between waxed paper into 7" rounds.
• *If using prepared crusts, first roll to square shape, then cut each in half.
• Fit each into a 4" tart ring, or simply put the crusts on two cookie sheets. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Saute onion in olive oil in a large skillet until soft.
• Then add cabbage, vinegar, sugar, and 1/2 cup water.
• Cover pan and simmer for 10-15 minutes, until cabbage is soft and mixture is reduced and thickened, stirring occasionally.
• Divide half of the cabbage mixture evenly among the pastry circles.
• Assembly:.
• If you aren't using the tart rings, just mound the mixture in the center of the circles of pastry.
• Divide the corned beef evenly onto the cabbage mixture.
• Sprinkle with Gruyere cheese cubes and grated Parmesan cheese, and top with remaining cabbage mixture.
• Fold crust edges over the top of the cabbage mixture, pleating to form a ruffled edge.
• Bake tarts at 425º F for 20-30 minutes.
• Remove tart rings and serve.
• NOTE:.
• You could use red cabbage to add more color/interest to the tarts.

EILEEN'S IRISH CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE DINNER

Steps:

• 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.
• Add carrots to pot. Return to boiling another 45 minutes.
• Add potatoes to pot. Return to boiling for 25 minutes.
• Add cabbage to pot. Cover and cook about 20 minutes more until vegetables and meat are tender.
• Discard bay leaf and spices. Remove meat from pot. Thinly slice meat across the grain. Transfer meat and vegetables to a serving platter.

IRISH CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE DINNER

Steps:

• Place the brisket in a 5 to 6 quart casserole and add enough water to cover it by at least 1 inch. Bring to a boil over high heat, meanwhile skimming off the scum and foam as they rise to the surface.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer partially covered for about 3 hours, or until the brisket is tender and shows no resistance when pierced deeply with the point of a skewer or small knife. (Check the pot from, time to time. The water should cover the brisket throughout the entire cooking time; add boiling water to the casserole if needed.).
• Meanwhile, in a heavy 2 to 3 quart saucepan, bring 1 quart of water to a boil over high heat. Drop in the dried beans (1 cup dried horticultural shell beans, such as cranberry beans, or substitute dried pink or pinto beans (1/2 pound) and boil them for about 2 minutes. (The water should cover the beans by at least 2 inches; if necessary, add more.)
• Turn off the heat and let the beans soak for 1 hour.
• Then add the clove pierced onion and the salt and bring to a boil again.
• Reduce the heat to low, and simmer partially covered for 1 hour, or until the beans are tender. (Check he beans occasionally; add more boiling water if needed.) Drain the beans and discard the onion.
• With a small, sharp knife cut the tops from the beets, leaving about 1 inch of stem on each. Scrub the beets under cold running water, then place them in a 3 to 4 quart saucepan and pour in enough cold water to cover them by 2 inches. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and simmer until the beets show no resistance when pierced with the point of a small skewer or knife. This may take from 30 minutes to 2 hours; add boiling water to the beets if necessary. Drain the beets and, when they are cool enough to handle, slip off their skins.
• The potatoes, carrots and about 1 1/2 pound peeled and cut crosswise into 1/2 inch thick slices rutabaga may be cooked together in a large pan of lightly salted boiling water. Drop the vegetables into the pot and cook briskly, uncovered, for about 20 minutes, or until they are tender but not falling apart. Drain, then peel the potatoes with a small knife.
• Cook the cabbage separately by dropping the quarters into enough salted boiling water to cover them completely. Reduce the heat to low and simmer partially covered for about 15 minutes, or until the cabbage is almost tender but still somewhat resistant when pierced with the point of a small sharp knife. Drain thoroughly and cut each quarter into halves.
• To serve the boiled dinner, carve the beef and arrange the slices slightly overlapping attractively along the center of a large, heated platter. Surround the meat with mounds of individual vegetables and garnish the platter with the parsley. Horseradish, mustard and pickles are spicy accompaniments to a corned beef dinner. Serves 8.
• Time Life Holiday Cookbook.

CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE I

Steps:

• Place corned beef in large pot or Dutch oven and cover with water. Add the spice packet that came with the corned beef. Cover pot and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer approximately 50 minutes per pound or until tender.
• Add whole potatoes and carrots, and cook until the vegetables are almost tender. Add cabbage and cook for 15 more minutes. Remove meat and let rest 15 minutes.
• Place vegetables in a bowl and cover. Add as much broth (cooking liquid reserved in the Dutch oven or large pot) as you want. Slice meat across the grain.

IRISH CORNED BEEF WITH CABBAGE

Steps:

• Rinse the beef under cold water to remove the brine and put it into a large but snugly fitting pan that is also large enough to hold all the vegetables.
• Stud the onions with the cloves and add them to the pan with the bay leaves, peppercorns and enough water to cover.
• Bring to the boil over a high heat, skimming off any scum as it rises to the surface. Then reduce the heat, cover and leave to simmer for 2-2½ hours, until the beef is tender, skimming the surface and topping up the water now and then if necessary.
• Add the carrots and bring back to the boil.
• Then add the potatoes and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, wash the cabbage, cut it into 6 or 8 wedges and remove the thickest part of the core, but leave a little to help hold the leaves together.
• Add to the pan and simmer for 5 minutes, by which time all the vegetables should be tender.
• Lift the beef on to a carving board and carve the meat across the grain into slices. Arrange the beef and vegetables on a large, warmed serving platter and moisten with a little of the stock.
• Serve with some hot mustard, if you wish.

FAVORITE CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place brisket, contents of seasoning packet, brown sugar and bay leaves in a large Dutch oven or stockpot; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 2 hours., Add potatoes and carrots; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, just until beef and vegetables are tender, 30-40 minutes. (If pot is full, remove potatoes and carrots before adding cabbage; reheat before serving.), Add cabbage to pot; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until cabbage is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove vegetables and corned beef; keep warm., For horseradish sauce, strain and reserve 1-1/2 cups cooking juices; skim fat from reserved juices. Discard remaining juices. In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually whisk in 1 cup reserved juices. Stir in sugar, vinegar and horseradish; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until thickened. If desired, thin with additional juices and season to taste with additional sugar, vinegar or horseradish. , Cut beef across the grain into slices. Serve with vegetables and sauce.