Corned Beef Recipe

I feel like this is turning into the Corned Beef blog! But, I have had several requests for the recipe, so here it is. After this, no more corned beef posts, until next year at least!

Ingredients

1 lb corned beef per person (it comes in a package like fajita meat)

cabbage

potatoes

carrots

cloves

maple syrup

butter

Directions

The day before serving, boil the corned beef with the seasoning packet that comes with it for 4 - 6 hours. Refrigerate in the pot with the water overnight.

The day of serving, remove corned beef from the water and trim the fat. Place corned beef on baking sheet and push cloves into the entire brisket. Cover with maple syrup and place in a 200 degree oven for at least 20 min.

Meanwhile, boil the potatoes, carrots and cabbage in the corned beef water. More water can be added if necessary. Keep in mind potatoes and carrots take longer than cabbage to cook, total boil time should be about 20 minutes.

Melt at least one stick of butter.

Place corned beef in center of platter, surround with vegetables and pour melted butter all over. Bon appetit!

St Patty's Inspiration

Yesterday I posted a picture of my Corned Beef and Cabbage, and today I am showing you what my mom's looks like. Although mine tasted great, I clearly have a lot of work to do on my plating. Hers is so much prettier than mine! I hope you all had a wonderful and fun St. Patrick's Day! Way to go Mom!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Every Year for Saint Patrick's Day my mom makes Corned Beef and Cabbage. It is one of my favorite meals of the year! Its basically like my equivalent of Thanksgiving, since I don't really like turkey. Its buttery and fattening and delicious! The past few years I have not been home on March 17th and so I have missed this amazing dinner. This year Trey and I are going over to his parent's house for steak, but I couldn't bear to miss another year of Corned Beef, so I decided to try and make it myself. So this is what we feasted on last night! It was so good! I was afraid that, like my apple pie, mine wouldn't be as good as my mom's, but it was! And even though Trey told me on Sunday that he didn't like corned beef, he scarfed his down and loved it! Happy Saint Patrick's Day everyone! I hope you get to have some good Irish food and drink a green beer today!