Boiled Beef and Carrots

==Description==
===Ingredients===
*Lean salted silverside or brisket of Beef - 1.6 kg (3* lb),
* bouquet garni - 1,
* black peppercorns - 6, lightly crushed,
* onions - 2 small, quartered,
* Cloves - 8, 
*turnips - 2 small, quartered, 
*celery - 2 sticks, chopped,
* leek - 1, chopped,
* carrots - 18 small.
===Directions===
1. If necessary, soak the meat in cold water for several hours or overnight, then rinse. Tie up the meat to form a neat joint and put in a large saucepan or flame-proof casserole dish.
2. Cover with just enough water and bring slowly to the boil. Add the bouquet garni, peppercorns, onions each quarter stuck with a clove, turnip, celery and leek. Cover and simmer for about 2 hours.
3. Add the small carrots and simmer for a further 30-40 minutes until the carrots are tender.
4. Carefully transfer the Beef and carrots to a serving plate and keep hot. 5. Skim the fat from the surface of the cooking Liquor, then strain. Boil the liquid to reduce slightly, then pour into a sauceboat or jug.
6. Serve the Beef surrounded by the carrots, with the sauce handed separately. Accompany with Peas and mashed potatoes or dumplings.
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==See also==
Category: Meat Dishes
Category: Recipes
Category: British Meat Dishes
Category: British Recipes
category: Boiled Turnip Recipescategory:Turnip Side Dish Recipes
category:bouquet garni Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:bouquet garni Recipes
category:celery Recipes
category:turnip Recipes
category:clove Recipes
category:water Recipes
category:Beef Recipes
category:leek Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:bouquet garni Recipes
category:celery Recipes
category:turnip Recipes
category:clove Recipes
category:water Recipes
category:Beef Recipes
category:leek Recipes
category:Potato Recipes
category:carrot Recipes
category:Liquor Recipes
category:Onion Recipes
category:Fresh Peas Recipes