Spiced Beef

Sometimes referred to as ‘huntsman’s beef’ and at one time a popular dish all over Britain, this now only seems to be found in Ireland and, occasionally, the Midlands. For centuries, beef would have been preserved by salting and this is more than likely a development of this process when spices were imported. Spices were at one time an expensive commodity, so the introduction of spices into salting beef would have been saved for the Christmas festivities. The longer it is cured, the longer