Irish Spiced Beef

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Title: IRISH SPICED BEEF
Categories: Beef
Yield: 8 servings

6 1/2 lb Beef
3 x Bay leaves
10 x Cloves
5 x Blades mace
Crushed clove garlic
1/4 c Brown sugar
1 lb Salt (about 2 cups)
1 1/2 tb Saltpeter
1 Bunch fresh herbs
3 Sliced carrots
3 Sliced onions

NOTE: prepare 7 days in advance of eating! -- Wipe
meat over with a damp cloth. Mix seasoning
ingredients together except for carrots, onions and
fresh herbs. Rub seasoning well into meat; then lay
mean on bed of seasoning. Leave in a cool place
(preferably not refrigerated, though). Repeat rubbing
each day. On the seventh day, put the meat into a
saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to boiling
point and simmer gently for 5 hours, when it should be
tender. Put cooked meat on a flat dish and cover with
a board. Set weight on top of board until meat is
cold, when it is ready to carve and eat.

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