Traditional Irish Boiled Dinner Recipe

Ingredients (17)

• 3 1/2 pounds beef brisket (patted dry with a paper towel)
• 2 (12-ounce) bottles beer (lager)
• 2 cups water (or enough to cover)
• 2 bay leaves
• 10 black peppercorns
• 1/2 cup parsley (chopped)
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons butter (or olive oil)
• 3 cloves garlic (peeled and sliced)
• 2 cups leeks (white parts only, rinsed and chopped)
• 1 medium yellow onion (peeled and sliced)
• 3/4 pound large carrots (peeled and cut into large pieces)
• 3/4 pound small potatoes (whole red, unpeeled)
• 1 pound turnips (peeled and quartered)
• 2 pounds cabbage (green, cut into sixths, secured with toothpicks)
• 1 dash salt (or to taste)
• 1 dash freshly ground black pepper (or to taste)