Maritime Boiled Dinner

Mom always used a ham and not corned beef. I am unsure why but I like either.

This was not St Patricks day fare for us but eaten several times in the spring if memeory serves.

Leftovers can be used for corned beef hash! Serves 4

3-4 lb corned beef brisket or smoked ham

1/2 lb salt pork

1 sm head cabbage quartered

4 med carrots cut into 2" lengths

4 med potatoes quartered lengthwise

1 onion cut into thick wedges

1 small turnip cut into 2" lengths optional

1 bay leaf

3 garlic cloves smashed

Rinse beef brisket trim fat. Cover Brisket with water in large pot. Add garlic and bay leaf. Boil about 1 hr per pound until fork tender. Remove Brisket or Ham from water

Add carrots and turnip simmer for 30 minutes

Add onion and potatoes simmer additional 15 minutes

Add cabbage and simmer additional 15 minutes

reheat brisket or ham in broth

Cabbage Rolls

Old fashioned comfort food like Mum made

serves 6

great with garlic smashed potatoes

1 lb ground beef

1 head cabbage

1/2 cup cooked rice or uncooked instant rice

1 med onion chopped

1 clove garlic grated

1 small can mushrooms + liquid (or use fresh with 1/4 cup beef stock)

15 oz can tomato sauce

1 Tbls sugar

1 Tbls lemon juice

1 Tsp basil

1 Tbls worcestershire

1 can tomato paste

salt pepper to taste

Core cabbage and soak in ice cold water. Helps with leaf removal

Remove 12 leaves and immerse in boiling water approx 10 minutes

drain cabbage and allow to cool

Mix ground beef, mushrooms, liquid, rice, 1/2 cup tom sauce, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, worcestershire.

Place approx 1/3 cup meat mixture in stem end of leaf, roll once, tuck sides in, roll to from tight pocket. Repeat for all 12 leaves. Place in 13x 19 baking dish.

Mix sugar, lemon juice remaining tomato sauce. Pour over cabbage rolls

Bake preheated 350 degree oven approx 2 hours. Remove cabbage rolls from baking dish. Thicken sauce with tomato paste and serve over cabbage rolls