Corned Beef and Cabbage

It's my favorite time of year! I'll be making this later today. It's easy! Place a corned beef in a pot of water. Add 6 or 7 raw garlic cloves, 1 cut up onion, a few carrots cut in large chuncks, 1 can of stout beer, some peppercorns, a few bay leaves, the spices in the little package that come with the corned beef, 1 or 2 tblsp brown sugar, and, if you have them, some extra coriander seeds. There's no need to add any salt, corned beef is very salty already because the meat is brined in salt.

Simmer on low for 4 hours until fork tender. Toward the end of cooking, add a few red potatoes and a couple more large carrots cut up.  Red potatoes are slightly waxy and won't crumble apart like a baking potato might. Once those veggies are cooked, cut a green cabbage in quarters and add that to the pot & cook for another 15 minutes or so. Serve with Irish Soda bread or rye bread, and beer.