Channeling Sophie's Garden

Carol's garden is in Port Hope MI, in a rural, lakeside community. She has lots of space and expertise. Laura' garden is located in Centralia WA, in a small suburban yard challenged by access to sun and space. Debbie's garden is in Deckerville MI, in a smaller rural yard, where rules are ignored.

Each of us is applying what we learned at at our mother's and grandmother's knees in space once owned by Sophie Mayer Birg Harter on Rangeline Road. Sophie immigrated to Detroit in 1908 from Heufeld, a once German (Donauschwaben) community of Hungary. Her hope lives on.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Corned Beef and Roasted Cabbage++

Today we honored St. Patrick's day with corned beef and cabbage.

We boiled our brined brisket for 4 hours in water with sea salt, celery, garlic, onion, bay leaves, red pepper, coriander seed, dill seed, mustard seed and cloves. 

(HINT: Try Trader Joe's uncured Corn Beef)

We quick-steamed (5 min) quarter-cut cabbage and fennel bulb, plus two half-sliced endives.

We added these steamed vegetables to cut red potatoes and carrots, and tossed all of it with olive oil, sea salt and crushed black pepper. We roasted these at 400 degrees (convection roast) for 40 minutes, mixing at 20 minutes.

Sláinte!
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  1. CLYMarch 20, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    I will try this recipe the next time I make corned beef, we don't have it too much but sounds good. Probably won't use the fennel as it may not available around here, I have not seen it.

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