Old-Fashioned Spiced Beef

Name: Old-Fashioned Spiced Beef
Yield: Serves 6-8
Ingredients: 3-4 lb (1.25-1.5 kg) joint of boned, salt silverside or brisket; 3-4 lb (1.25-1.5 kg) joint of boned, salt silverside or brisket; black pepper; soft dark brown sugar (Muscovado or Barbados); soft dark brown sugar (Muscovado or Barbados); soft dark brown sugar (Muscovado or Barbados); 1 level tablespoon (15 ml spoon) whole allspice berries; 1 level tablespoon (15 ml spoon) juniper berries; approx. 1 dessertspoon (10 ml spoon) cloves; soft dark brown sugar (Muscovado or Barbados); soft dark brown sugar (Muscovado or Barbados); soft dark brown sugar (Muscovado or Barbados)

Preparation info

Serves
6-8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking for Christmas

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1978

About

A good piece of spiced beef is particularly appropriate at Christmas time. It has a subtle, mellow flavour and can be earned in paper-thin slices. Either buy prepared salt meat or salt your own, using a method to be found in any standard recipe book.

Ingredients

3-4 lb (1.25-1.5 kg) joint of boned, salt silverside or brisket
black pepper
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Main course
Gluten-free
Christmas
Spicy
December

Method

First soak the joint in cold water for 2-4 hours, changing the water once or twice. Sprinkle the joint generously with black pepper. Rub the brown sugar quite thickly all over the joint. Crush the allspice and juniper berries in a mortar, liquidiser or coffee grinder and press all over the joint and into any cracks. I usually make one or two incisions to get some spices right to the centre of t