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Boiled Beef and Carrots

Prep time:
10 minutes

Cooking time:
3 hours mins

Serves:
5 people

This is a simple, very old fashioned but tasty recipe. Sometimes dumplings are added whilst the beef is cooking.

To make dumplings, mix 100g (3.5oz) self raising flour with 50g(2oz) beef or vegetable suet and a pinch of salt. Bring together with sufficient cold water to make a soft dough. Divide into 8 and drop into the saucepan of beef 20 minutes before the end of cooking; cook with the lid on until the dumplings swell and cook through.

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Boiled Beef and Carrots

ingredients

1.5kg (3lb) Simon Howie brisket of beef

1tbsp light brown sugar

1tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

2 bay leaves

8 cloves

4 large carrots, peeled and cut into large chunks

4 sticks celery, trimmed and cut into large slices

Method

  1. Wash and pat dry the beef, then place in a deep saucepan or flameproof casserole dish. Add the remaining ingredients.
  2. Pour over sufficient water to just cover and bring slowly to the boil. Cover and simmer gently for about 3 hours until tender.
  3. To serve, drain the meat and vegetables and place on a warm serving platter. Remove the string before slicing. The cooking juices can be served as they are or boiled rapidly to reduce by about one third before serving with the meat – discard the bay leaves and cloves before serving.

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Simon Howie

Boiled Beef and Carrots

This is a simple, very old fashioned but tasty recipe. Sometimes dumplings are added whilst the beef is cooking.

To make dumplings, mix 100g (3.5oz) self raising flour with 50g(2oz) beef or vegetable suet and a pinch of salt. Bring together with sufficient cold water to make a soft dough. Divide into 8 and drop into the saucepan of beef 20 minutes before the end of cooking; cook with the lid on until the dumplings swell and cook through.

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 3 hours

Serves: 5

Boiled Beef and Carrots

ingredients

Method

  1. Wash and pat dry the beef, then place in a deep saucepan or flameproof casserole dish. Add the remaining ingredients.
  2. Pour over sufficient water to just cover and bring slowly to the boil. Cover and simmer gently for about 3 hours until tender.
  3. To serve, drain the meat and vegetables and place on a warm serving platter. Remove the string before slicing. The cooking juices can be served as they are or boiled rapidly to reduce by about one third before serving with the meat – discard the bay leaves and cloves before serving.
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