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New England Boiled Dinner

Corn Beef and Cabbage

To serve 6

4 pounds corned beef
2 pounds green cabbage, cored and quartered
12 to 16 new potatoes, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, peeled
6 small carrots, scraped

12 small white onions, about 1 inch in diameter, peeled and trimmed
6 medium-sized beets
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

Before cooking the corned beef, ask your butcher whether it should be soaked in water to remove some of the salt. If it has been mildly cured, soaking will not be necessary.

Place the corned beef in a 5- or 6-quart pot and cover it with enough cold water to rise at least 2 inches above the top of the meat. Bring to a boil, skimming off any scum that rises to the surface. Half cover the pot, turn the heat to its lowest point (the liquid should barely simmer) and cook the beef from 4 to 6 hours, or until tender. If necessary, add more hot water to the pot from time to time to keep the meat constantly covered.

Cook the cabbage separately in boiling salted water for about 15 minutes. The potatoes, carrots and onions may be cooked together in a pot of salted boiling water of their own. The beets, however, require different treatment. Scrub them thoroughly, then cut off their tops, leaving 1 inch of stem. Cover them with boiling water and bring to a boil. Simmer the beets from 1/2 to 1 1/2 hours, or until they are tender. Let them cool a bit, and then slip off their skins.

To serve the dinner in the traditional way, slice the corned beef and arrange it along the center of a large heated platter. Surround the meat with the vegetables and sprinkle the vegetables with chopped parsley. Horseradish, mustard and a variety of pickles make excellent accompaniments to this hearty meal.

Note: In New England the vegetables, other than the beets, are often added to the simmering corned beef during the last half hour or so of cooking. For some tastes, however, the briny flavor imparted to the vegetables by the corned beef detracts from their natural flavors.

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Add_RecipeNutrientData

Total Moisture: 5679.2286
Total Calorie: 6458.008
Total Protein: 353.43724
Total Total_Fat: 275.95404
Total Ash: 113.88912
Total Carbohydrate: 659.70244
Total Fiber: 98.8468
Total Sugar: 137.8518
Total Calcium: 1.317016
Total Iron: 0.06406816
Total Magnesium: 1.188136
Total Phosphorus: 4.306136
Total Potassium: 21.262472
Total Sodium: 23.053504
Total Zinc: 0.06481012
Total Copper: 0.005527284
Total Manganese: 0.00923972
Total Selenium: 0.0003659516
Total Vit_C: 1.196392
Total Thiamin: 0.004236528
Total Riboflaven: 0.004738256
Total Niacin: 0.099626828
Total Panto_Acid: 0.02279684
Total Vit_B6: 0.01677876
Total Folate_Tot: 1.724992
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 1.724992
Total Folate_DFE: 1.724992
Total CholineTot: 0.515232
Total Vit_B12: 0.03229632
Total Vit_A: 52.184224
Total Vit_A_RAE: 2.609236
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 10.84284
Total Beta_Carot: 25.870064
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0.003
Total Lut_Zea: 1.717636
Total Vit_E: 0.0045118
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 1.159904
Total FA_Sat: 0.087470912
Total FA_Mono: 0.13086474
Total FA_Poly: 0.011650304
Total Cholesterol: 0.979776

Breakdown By Ingredients:

4 pounds corned beef

Number of Grams: 1814.4
Total Moisture: 1207.66464
Total Calorie: 3592.512
Protein: 266.35392
Total Fat: 270.3456
Total Ash: 67.67712
Total Carbohydrate: 2.54016
Total Fiber: 0
Total Sugar: 0
Total Calcium: 127.008
Total Iron: 30.66336
Total Magnesium: 254.016
Total Phosphorus: 2122.848
Total Potassium: 5388.768
Total Sodium: 22081.248
Total Zinc: 51.7104
Total Copper: 1.99584
Total Manganese: 0.36288
Total Seleneium: 344.736
Total Vit_C: 489.888
Total Thiamin: 0.780192
Total Riboflavin: 2.848608
Total Niacin: 66.40704
Total Panto_Acid: 10.34208
Total Vit_B6: 5.26176
Total Folate_Tot: 90.72
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 90.72
Total Folate_DFE: 90.72
Total Choline_Tot: 0
Total Vit_B12: 32.29632
Total Vit_A_IU: 0
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0
Total FA_Sat: 85.82112
Total FA_Mono: 130.27392
Total FA_Poly: 9.61632
Total Cholesterol: 979.776

2 pounds green cabbage, cored and quartered

Number of Grams: 1248
Total Moisture: 1150.4064
Total Calorie: 312
Protein: 15.9744
Total Fat: 1.248
Total Ash: 7.9872
Total Carbohydrate: 72.384
Total Fiber: 31.2
Total Sugar: 39.936
Total Calcium: 499.2
Total Iron: 5.8656
Total Magnesium: 149.76
Total Phosphorus: 324.48
Total Potassium: 2121.6
Total Sodium: 224.64
Total Zinc: 2.2464
Total Copper: 0.23712
Total Manganese: 1.9968
Total Seleneium: 3.744
Total Vit_C: 456.768
Total Thiamin: 0.76128
Total Riboflavin: 0.4992
Total Niacin: 2.92032
Total Panto_Acid: 2.64576
Total Vit_B6: 1.54752
Total Folate_Tot: 536.64
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 536.64
Total Folate_DFE: 536.64
Total Choline_Tot: 124.8
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 1223.04
Total Vit_A_RAE: 62.4
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 411.84
Total Beta_Carot: 524.16
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 374.4
Total Vit_E: 1.872
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 948.48
Total FA_Sat: 0.42432
Total FA_Mono: 0.21216
Total FA_Poly: 0.21216
Total Cholesterol: 0

12 to 16 new potatoes, about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, peeled

Number of Grams: 2380
Total Moisture: 1870.204
Total Calorie: 1880.2
Protein: 50.932
Total Fat: 1.904
Total Ash: 26.894
Total Carbohydrate: 430.066
Total Fiber: 30.94
Total Sugar: 14.756
Total Calcium: 309.4
Total Iron: 20.468
Total Magnesium: 547.4
Total Phosphorus: 1309
Total Potassium: 9924.6
Total Sodium: 119
Total Zinc: 6.902
Total Copper: 2.4514
Total Manganese: 3.7366
Total Seleneium: 9.52
Total Vit_C: 135.66
Total Thiamin: 1.9516
Total Riboflavin: 0.7854
Total Niacin: 24.633
Total Panto_Acid: 7.1638
Total Vit_B6: 8.211
Total Folate_Tot: 333.2
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 333.2
Total Folate_DFE: 333.2
Total Choline_Tot: 285.6
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 23.8
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 119
Total Vit_E: 0.238
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 42.84
Total FA_Sat: 0.6188
Total FA_Mono: 0.0476
Total FA_Poly: 1.0234
Total Cholesterol: 0

6 small carrots, scraped

Number of Grams: 300
Total Moisture: 264.87
Total Calorie: 123
Protein: 2.79
Total Fat: 0.72
Total Ash: 2.91
Total Carbohydrate: 28.74
Total Fiber: 8.4
Total Sugar: 14.22
Total Calcium: 99
Total Iron: 0.9
Total Magnesium: 36
Total Phosphorus: 105
Total Potassium: 960
Total Sodium: 207
Total Zinc: 0.72
Total Copper: 0.135
Total Manganese: 0.429
Total Seleneium: 0.3
Total Vit_C: 17.7
Total Thiamin: 0.198
Total Riboflavin: 0.174
Total Niacin: 2.949
Total Panto_Acid: 0.819
Total Vit_B6: 0.414
Total Folate_Tot: 57
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 57
Total Folate_DFE: 57
Total Choline_Tot: 24
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 50118
Total Vit_A_RAE: 2505
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 10431
Total Beta_Carot: 24855
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 3
Total Lut_Zea: 768
Total Vit_E: 1.98
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 39.6
Total FA_Sat: 0.111
Total FA_Mono: 0.042
Total FA_Poly: 0.351
Total Cholesterol: 0

12 small white onions, about 1 inch in diameter, peeled and trimmed

Number of Grams: 840
Total Moisture: 748.524
Total Calorie: 336
Protein: 9.24
Total Fat: 0.84
Total Ash: 2.94
Total Carbohydrate: 78.456
Total Fiber: 14.28
Total Sugar: 35.616
Total Calcium: 193.2
Total Iron: 1.764
Total Magnesium: 84
Total Phosphorus: 243.6
Total Potassium: 1226.4
Total Sodium: 33.6
Total Zinc: 1.428
Total Copper: 0.3276
Total Manganese: 1.0836
Total Seleneium: 4.2
Total Vit_C: 62.16
Total Thiamin: 0.3864
Total Riboflavin: 0.2268
Total Niacin: 0.9744
Total Panto_Acid: 1.0332
Total Vit_B6: 1.008
Total Folate_Tot: 159.6
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 159.6
Total Folate_DFE: 159.6
Total Choline_Tot: 50.4
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 16.8
Total Vit_A_RAE: 0
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 8.4
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 33.6
Total Vit_E: 0.168
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 3.36
Total FA_Sat: 0.3528
Total FA_Mono: 0.1092
Total FA_Poly: 0.1428
Total Cholesterol: 0

6 medium-sized beets

Number of Grams: 492
Total Moisture: 430.8936
Total Calorie: 211.56
Protein: 7.9212
Total Fat: 0.8364
Total Ash: 5.3136
Total Carbohydrate: 47.0352
Total Fiber: 13.776
Total Sugar: 33.2592
Total Calcium: 78.72
Total Iron: 3.936
Total Magnesium: 113.16
Total Phosphorus: 196.8
Total Potassium: 1599
Total Sodium: 383.76
Total Zinc: 1.722
Total Copper: 0.369
Total Manganese: 1.61868
Total Seleneium: 3.444
Total Vit_C: 24.108
Total Thiamin: 0.15252
Total Riboflavin: 0.1968
Total Niacin: 1.64328
Total Panto_Acid: 0.7626
Total Vit_B6: 0.32964
Total Folate_Tot: 536.28
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 536.28
Total Folate_DFE: 536.28
Total Choline_Tot: 29.52
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 162.36
Total Vit_A_RAE: 9.84
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 98.4
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 0
Total Vit_E: 0.1968
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 0.984
Total FA_Sat: 0.13284
Total FA_Mono: 0.15744
Total FA_Poly: 0.2952
Total Cholesterol: 0

2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

Number of Grams: 7.6
Total Moisture: 6.66596
Total Calorie: 2.736
Protein: 0.22572
Total Fat: 0.06004
Total Ash: 0.1672
Total Carbohydrate: 0.48108
Total Fiber: 0.2508
Total Sugar: 0.0646
Total Calcium: 10.488
Total Iron: 0.4712
Total Magnesium: 3.8
Total Phosphorus: 4.408
Total Potassium: 42.104
Total Sodium: 4.256
Total Zinc: 0.08132
Total Copper: 0.011324
Total Manganese: 0.01216
Total Seleneium: 0.0076
Total Vit_C: 10.108
Total Thiamin: 0.006536
Total Riboflavin: 0.007448
Total Niacin: 0.099788
Total Panto_Acid: 0.0304
Total Vit_B6: 0.00684
Total Folate_Tot: 11.552
Total Folic_Acid: 0
Total Food_Folate: 11.552
Total Folate_DFE: 11.552
Total Choline_Tot: 0.912
Total Vit_B12: 0
Total Vit_A_IU: 640.224
Total Vit_A_RAE: 31.996
Total Retinol: 0
Total Alpha_Carot: 0
Total Beta_Carot: 384.104
Total Beta_Crypt: 0
Total Lycopene: 0
Total Lut_Zea: 422.636
Total Vit_E: 0.057
Total Vit_D: 0
Total Vit_D_IU: 0
Total Vit_K: 124.64
Total FA_Sat: 0.010032
Total FA_Mono: 0.02242
Total FA_Poly: 0.009424
Total Cholesterol: 0

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