Tuesday, March 16, 2010

St Patrick's Day Meal

















Corned Beef and Cabbage

You will need:

your favorite brand of corned Beef Brisket
with seasonings
1 small head of cabbage, separate leaves
water


Choose the most convenient way of cooking:


1- Take meat from package and place in

a pot; cover with water. Add spices if desired.

Bring to boil., reduce to simmer. Cover with lid and

simmer about 50 minutes per pound of beef. Add several

leaves of cabage, replace lid and cook another 20 minutes

or until cabage is tender.Serve meat with cabbage.



2-Oven bake-In a baking dish, add meat, seasonings, and water

to cover. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes per pound of meat. During

the last 20 minutes, remove lid, add cabbage leaves, replace lid

and continue baking. Serve meat with cabbage.

3-crock-pot-Place corned beef brisket in crockpot; add seasoning

packet or your own seasonings. Just cover with warm water. Cook

on low 6 hours. Add cabbage and cook for one more hour.


Note: If your Corned Beef doesn't come seasoned, try adding:


2-3 cloves garlic, crushed

2 bay leaves

1/2 tsp peppercorns

1/2 cup chopped onion

2-3 carrots cut into 3 inch lengths may also be added


















PEAR JELLO SALAD

8 pears, pealed and cored, or 1- 29 oz. can of pears
6 oz. package lime gelatin
2- 8 oz, packages , cream cheese
9 oz cool whip


Dissolve gelatin in 2 cups hot water. Add one cup
cold water or pear juice. In blender, add pears and blend.
Add cream cheese, blend, add dissolved jello, blend.
Set for one hour in fridge then stir in cool whip. Set 1-2
hours or until soft set.


Happy St. Paddy's Day!