Spiced Beef

Name: Spiced Beef
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: Ireland
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon each, allspice, ground cloves and nutmeg; Pinch thyme and pepper; 1 bay leaf, crushed; 1 tablespoon saltpetre; 2 oz (50 g) black treacle; 8 oz (250 g) carrots, sliced; 2 oz (50 g) onions, finely chopped; 3 lb (1.3 kg) beef silverside or brisket, boned; 8 oz (250 g) coarse salt; 2 oz (50 g) brown sugar

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd on Britain & Ireland

By Keith Floyd

Published 1988

About

This is a traditional dish at the cold Christmas buffet in Ireland. It is usually made with brisket of silverside, but skirt and flank are also suitable.

Ingredients

3 lb (1.3 kg) beef silverside or brisket, boned
8

Europe
Ireland
Main course
Gluten-free
Christmas
Winter

Method

Rub the salt into the beef and leave overnight. The following day, mix together the sugar, allspice, cloves, nutmeg, thyme, pepper, bay leaf and saltpetre.

Drain the beef from the salt and wipe dry. Rub the meat thoroughly on both sides with the spice mixture and leave, covered, in a cool place for 2 days. Then pour the warmed treacle over the meat and leave to marinate for a week, turn