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Corned beef with parsley sauce

Take your tastebuds on a trip back in time to enjoy this classic dish.
Corned beef with parsley sauce

Corned beef with parsley sauce

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20M
2H 10M
1H 20M
2H 30M

There are some dishes that really spark those childhood memories of eating with your family. Whether dishes that you loved or hated, sometimes they’re worth reliving as your tastebuds can adapt with age and sometimes those much hated childhood dishes can become the ones we love because they bring with it the memories of youth.

Corned beef for sure fits into this category. You may have loved it or hated it as a child but if you grew up in a certain time in Australia then it was likely this dish featured on your family mealtimes. If it never fetaured at your dinner table then maybe today is your time to try it!

Recreate this nostalgic childhood dinner with warm slices of corned beef bathed in a creamy parsley sauce.

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Ingredients

Parsley sauce

Method

1.Place beef, bay leaves, peppercorns, onion, carrot, vinegar and half of the sugar in large saucepan. Add enough water to just cover beef; simmer, covered, about 2 hours or until beef is tender. Cool beef 1 hour in liquid in pan.
2.Remove beef from pan; discard liquid. Sprinkle sheet of foil with remaining sugar, wrap beef in foil; stand 20 minutes before serving.
3.To make parsley sauce, melt butter in small saucepan, add flour; cook, stirring, until bubbling. Gradually stir in milk; cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens. Remove from heat; stir in cheese, parsley and mustard.
4.Serve sliced corned beef with parsley sauce.

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