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Irish Spiced Beef
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(Recipe ID: 619)
Serves 12
Preparation time: 7 days; Cook time: 5 hours
Source: Vito De Carolis
Traditional Irish Christmas dish
Ingredients
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- 3 Shallots, chopped
- 3 Bay Leaves, pounded *
- 1 teaspoon Cloves, powdered *
- 1 teaspoon Fresh Ground Nutmeg *
- 1/2 teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Peppercorn *
- 1 teaspoon Allspice, fresh grounded *
- 3 teaspoons Brown Sugar
- 1 pound Coarse Sea Salt *
- 2 teaspoons Saltpeter (potassium nitrate)
- 7 pounds Beef Tenderloin
- Hot Water, to simmer beef
- 1 cup "Guinness" Beer
Instructions
- Combine shallots, bay leaves, cloves, nutmeg, pepper, allspice, brown sugar, salt and saltpeter. Put in a large shallow earthenware container with meat and rub in the mixture thoroughly.
- Leave it for at least a week, turning the meat twice.
- Then tie the meat in a cheesecloth to prevent its falling apart during cooking.
- Cover the meat with hot water and simmer for 5 hours. Add "Guinness" and simmer 1 hour more.
- When cooked remove from the liquid and press between two dishes with a weight on top.
- This dish is normally served cold.
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