Boiled salt beef with carrots and Dumplings

Name: Boiled salt beef with carrots and Dumplings
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 kg (2¼ lb) joint of salted silverside or brisket; 12 small carrots, peeled; 3 cloves; 1 kg (2¼ lb) joint of salted silverside or brisket; 4 small onions, peeled; 1 bay leaf; few thyme sprigs; 10 black peppercorns; 2 mace blades; ½ tsp sea salt; 65 g (2½ oz) suet; 125 g (4 oz) plain flour, plus extra to dust; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tbsp chopped parsley; 1 tbsp freshly grated horseradish

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

British Food

By Mark Hix

Published 2005

About

Ingredients

1 kg (2¼ lb) joint of salted silverside or brisket
4 small onions, peeled

Europe
United Kingdom
Main course

Method

Soak the joint of salt beef in cold water to cover overnight to remove the excess salt.
The next day, drain the meat and rinse in cold water, then put into a large saucepan with the onions, carrots, cloves, black peppercorns, mace blades, bay leaf and thyme sprigs. Add enough water to cover the beef by about 6