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Uncorned Beef and Cabbage

Uncorned Beef and Cabbage

Simple, homey, and hearty: The traditional Saint Patrick's Day meal is too delicious to enjoy just once a year. Lucinda Scala Quinn's take on corned beef and cabbage has the familiar flavors but skips the lengthy brining process.

Martha Stewart Living, March 2011 http://www.marthastewart.com/351325/uncorned-beef-and-cabbage
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  • Prep Time 20 minutes
  • Total Time 3 hours 35 minutes, plus overnight
  • Yield Serves 6 to 8

Ingredients

  • For the Spice Paste:

    • Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
    • 1 tablespoon sugar
    • 3 dried bay leaves
    • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
    • 2 teaspoons ground coriander
    • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
    • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
    • 4 garlic cloves, minced
    • 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
    • 1 tablespoon stone-ground mustard

  • For the Brisket:

    • 1 whole beef brisket (7 pounds)
    • 1 1/4 cups beer
    • 1 cup fresh orange juice (from 2 oranges)
    • 1 onion, sliced
    • 3 beets, trimmed, washed well, peeled, and each cut into 8 wedges
    • 1 head green cabbage, cut into 8 wedges
    • 2 carrots, cut on the bias into 1-inch pieces
    • Coarse salt

Directions

  1. Make the spice paste: Pulse 2 tablespoons salt, 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper, the sugar, bay leaves, spices, garlic, vinegar, and mustard in a food processor.
  2. Make the brisket: Rub spice paste all over brisket. Transfer to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine beer and juice. Top brisket with onion, and surround with beets. Pour in 1 1/2 cups beer mixture. Bake, covered with parchment-lined foil, basting occasionally, until tender, 3 hours to 3 hours 15 minutes.
  4. Once brisket has baked for 2 hours, place cabbage and carrots in a 2-quart baking dish. Top with remaining beer mixture. Season with salt. Bake, covered with parchment-lined foil, until tender, about 1 hour.
  5. Slice brisket; return to liquid, and serve with vegetables.

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