Corned Beef with Parsley Sauce
To add a bit of a spin, here is a simple white sauce with parsley, creating this excellent cream to accompany this super tender corned beef dinner.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds corned beef brisket
- 2 carrot cleaned and chopped
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 1 cabbage quartered and cored, large
- 2 tablespoons butter unsalted
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour unbleached
- ¾ cup milk whole
- 2 teaspoons flat-leaf parsley minced
- ½ teaspoon mustard
- nutmeg pinch
Instructions
CORNED BEEF
- Place the corned beef with spice packet into a large pot. Add the carrots, onion less 1 tablespoon into a large pot. Cover with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and skim the foam from the surface of the water.
- Cover and simmer for about 2 ½ hours, or until the corned beef is tender.
- Add the cabbage and cook for another 5 minutes, then let it rest in the pan with the juices until tender.
- Remove from the liquid, wrap in foil and set aside. Reserve about ¾ cup of the cooking liquid.
PARSLEY SAUCE
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Mince the reserved onions and add to the butter.
- Cook for about 1 minute then whisk in the flour and cook for another 1 minute more.
- Add the reserved liquid, milk parsley, mustard, nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste whisking the ingredients together until smooth
- Cook for another 5 minutes more, whisking constantly, until the sauce thickens.
- Serve over slices of corned beef and spoon the sauce over it.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 340
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 340kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 80mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 1429mg | 60% |
| Potassium | 534mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 5345IU | 107% |
| Vitamin C | 34.5mg | 38% |
| Calcium | 76mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2.2mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.