Corned beef is one of those dishes that is actually not eaten in Ireland but rather is served to tourists. The Irish didn't eat beef much because it was so valuable as an export. They ate more pork and seafood.I am glad of that as I have just booked 10 nights in Ireland in June and I never liked corned beef. Also I have an Irish first name and was born on St Patricks day but up till now have not been to Ireland. I always wear green though.
I usually steam the cabbage in a separate pan and serve it with hollandaise sauce.
Cabbage is just nasty.
I love Brussels sprouts. :)
A Yankee who doesn't like a "boiled dinnah"? :o
;D
Next you'll be telling us you don't like B&M baked beans and brown bread, in which case we'll have to send Leslie after you. ;D
I'm thankful my mother never served boiled dinnah to us. The smell of cabbage would not be allowed in her kitchen!
However, we did have B&M baked beans and brown bread out of the can every Saturday night. Some things are sacred!
Although I dislike cabbage, I do like brussel sprouts. I know, they're just like baby cabbages. It depends on how you cook 'em. Steamed, they're awfully cabbage-like. But, sliced thin and sautéed on very high heat, they're heavenly. Or, even better, deep fried, as Lynne can attest, as our local joint serves 'em.
I vaguely remember having brown bread out of a can. Our family's ethnic dishes weren't many, but once in awhile my mom made "Welsh rarebit", which consisted of cheese sauce (probably made with Velveeta) served over saltines. You can't get much more trashy American processed than that. ;D
And although I like the baked beans just fine, I've never had the dubious pleasure of brown bread in a can. I think I'll keep it that way. ::)
Ooh, Velveeta on saltines. Yum.
Ooh, Velveeta on saltines. Yum.
We thought so. Somehow those other ingredients didn't filter down through the generations. ;D
(Here at work my buddy from Massachusetts is absolutely shocked that Paul doesn't like "boiled dinnah." ;D )
Maybe the best thing to put in corned beef and cabbage would be a whole lot of Jameson's. ... ;D
Tell your buddy that boiled dinnah is wicked gross.
The traditional "boiled dinner" was pork spareribs or a pork shoulder I think.
Maybe the problem isn't "boiled dinnah" but the way your mother cooked it.
My mother never cooked it in her life!
Guess what my work cafeteria is serving today? Boiled dinnah! I could smell it two floors down.
I had a salad. At least it's green. :)
Thanks for the input, everyone. In making my corned beef, I ended up cheating. I augmented the little packet of spices with Old Bay Seasoning. It has most of the same spices as in the recipes. I just love what it does for seafood, as well as the scent of my bay tree growing in my sunroom. Occasionally I take a leaf off the tree and start chewing it. Didn't there used to be a chewing gum that had bay flavoring?
Bay leaves come from a tree? For reals? :o
Tell your buddy that boiled dinnah is wicked gross.
Or just drown it in Guiness.