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Christmas Irish Spiced Beef

List of Ingredients

7 pounds brisket, round steak, or tail end of beef, boned

Spicing:
3 shallots
4 bay leaves
1 teaspoon powdered cloves
1 teaspoon powdered mace
1/2 teaspoon crushed peppercorns
1 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon chopped thyme
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 teaspoons potassium nitrate
1 pound coarse salt
4 tablespoons molasses

the potassium nitrate you should be able to obtain in a pharmacy.


Recipe

Chop the shallots and bay leaves very finely. Mix all the dry ingredients together and add the shallots and bay leaves. Stand the meat in a large pan and rub the mixture well into it on all sides. Leave the meat resting on this aromatic bed for 2 days. Now pour the molasses over it and rub the mixture well into the meat every day for a week. You can keep it refrigerated all this time. At the end of that time, tie the meat into a neat shape. Cover well with warm water and simmer gently for 6 hours. Press between 2 dishes with a heavy weight on top.
This is always sliced and eaten cold with crackers or soda bread or brown bread.
Serves 12