Irish Update

The corned beef was a hit. The men raved over the meat but I thought the cabbage and broth was amazing.

You will need:

3 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 onion, chopped

1 head celery with leaves, chopped

6 carrots, chopped

1 garlic clove, halved

2 bay leaves

1 cabbage, cut into wedges

Preheat oven to 300 degrees

Saute all ingredients except cabbage in a large dutch oven

Cook until they become soft- about 10 minutes

Remove meat from the brine and rinse

Lay meat on top of veggies

Add water to cover the meat and bring to a boil

Skim off any foam

Bring to a simmer and add lid

Simmer for 15 minutes

Add cabbage wedges on top of meat, cover

Put in oven for 3 hours

Remove meat, cover with foil and let sit for 20 minutes

Serve meat in shallow bowl with broth and cabbage.

* We ate ours with buttered cooked carrots, parsnips and potatoes