I've made my Portuguese New England Boiled Dinner many times, but have never used corned beef in what a lot of people call a traditional New England Boiled Dinner - or Corned Beef and Cabbage. When I saw that Cathy at Wives with Knives made it recently using her crockpot, I decided to give it a whirl. Cathy also let us in on a little secret to finishing the beef under the broiler, which is the way her mom has always prepared it.
I put a couple stalks of celery on the bottom of the crockpot, then layered whole peeled potatoes, sliced onions and peeled carrots. I put the beef on top of the vegetables then poured water in to almost cover the meat. I cooked this on high for 3 hours and then on low for 5 hours. I then removed the beef and vegetables to a roasting pan, covered it with foil and let it sit in a 250 degree oven to keep warm. I poured the broth from the crockpot into a pan and put the quartered cabbage in it to simmer until done, about 45 minutes.
Cathy's tip: Mix together 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons Dijon, a dash of cloves and 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar. When the beef is done, remove the fat and spread with this mixture. Broil the beef until the topping is hot and bubbly. I sliced my beef first and painted the slices with the sugar mixture. It really added a nice finishing touch to the beef. I also mixed some sour cream and prepared horseradish to serve with the meal.
I love this dinner, Karen. I made it several days ago and want it again tonight. I'm glad that you like the crock pot method. What could be easier!!! I didn't add potatoes to the pot because I was afraid they would be overcooked. Next time they go into the post with the meat. Thanks for the link to my blog. Happy St. Paddy's Day!
ReplyDeleteYou ladies are getting me psyched for St. Patrick's Day . . . those photos are just splendid!
ReplyDeleteYUM! This is a dinner that I love, too...and the crisped bits from the broiler...mmmm!
ReplyDeleteThat corned beef looks delicious! A traditional dinner fit for kings!
ReplyDeleteoooooooooooh! That looks so goooood!
ReplyDeleteKaren, It looks delicious!
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Karen my dear friend, another recipe that you chose for us, and it looks so delicious as always, ...so I love coming here prowl!!!
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It Looks "SO GOOD"... I LOVE New England Boiled Dinner! AND I always let mine simmer ALL NIGHT LONG in the oven! I am DEFINITELY making your Portuguese one too...Thank you for the recipe! I am your NEWEST FOLLOWER, AND I would LOVE for you to come FOLLOW ME TOO, I have a GIVEAWAY GOING on right now and you can enter here @
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Man, I wish I could eat corned beef!!! That really looks tasty, and I know it's a hit! The sour cream/horseradish mixture sound particularly good. Thank you so much for stopping in on my blog earlier, and I hope you and yours enjoy your St. Patrick's Day!!!
ReplyDeleteOh Karen I'm so excited to try this method on Thursday. I have all the ingredients already. Thanks for sharing. I'm really excited about that last step with the meat under the broiler...
ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a great and festive meal! Nice to hear that you liked the crock pot method too:@)
ReplyDeleteThat looks so good. I used to cook corned beef for St. Pat's, but my husband doesn't really like it and now that the kids aren't here anymore, it is too much food for just me. I really hope I can find a restaurant serving it on Thursday. I love the idea of "dressing up" the meat a bit at the end.
ReplyDeleteMy family and I were talking about this the other day. I have never had corned beef and cabbage. It's about time I try it! :)
ReplyDeleteI love coming home to food cooked in a crock pot. Your meal looks delicious, and I really like the idea about browning the meat in the broiler. laurie
ReplyDeleteThe corned beef and cabbage picture is so good it makes my mouth water! I can't get my husband to eat it though so tomorrow night we will have corned beef and cabbage in the form of a corned beef sandwich with coleslaw on rye with thousand island dressing!
ReplyDeleteI am tasting that corned beef and cabbage already! It will just be the two of us so we'll have enough leftover for my husband's famous Reuben sandwich.
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Bonnie
This looks scrumptious! We are so in need of new recipes - my husband will be really happy to see this one! Can't wait to try it!
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious! I want to try Cathy's method, but not when I am having company!
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I have never made this dish and I don't know why! Cathy's tip sounds delicious as a final step. Happy St. Patrick's Day..
ReplyDeleteI think I've mentioned before that I love a good boiled dinner. Now, in my neighborhood of Boston, a boiled dinner and corned beef and cabbage were two separate things, the difference being that the boiled dinner had a smoked shoulder rather than corned beef. But, that may just have been a neighborhood tradition.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo Karen. And it looks so delicious! And one of these days, I've got to make that NE boiled dinner.
ReplyDeleteI made my corned beef in my crock pot last year and really like dhow it came out. I went back to a boiled version this year but I think the crock pot will be my method next time.
ReplyDeleteHappy St. Patrick's Day!
Cozido à Portuguesa.Well done :)
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