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

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

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

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