St. Paddy's B-Day!!

As many of you know my Husband's birthday is on St. Patrick's Day. It's always a party that usually includes green beer and car bombs...but no this year. Today Jimmy wanted to stay in and have the old Irish stand by, corned beef and cabbage. I've never made this Irish creation and honestly wasn't all that excited about eating it. I was pleasantly surprised. It was tasty and very easy. The beef was tender and shredded and the veggies were flavorfull. I also made a tasty little mustard sauce to serve with the beef. I have a feeling this will become our St.Paddy's Day/B-day tradition.

Corned Beef

1 pre-packaged corned beef with spices.

3 carrots, peeled and chopped in 2 in. pieces

8 small yellow or red potatoes, chopped in half

1/2 green cabbage, diced in 8 pieces

Cook the Beef according to package directions. When the beef only has about 1/2 hour left, add the carrots & potatoes. Remove the beef after the vegetables have sauteed for 30 minutes and cover with foil and set aside. Add the cabbage to the other vegetables adding water to make sure it is covered with liquid. Simmer for 15-20 minutes, until it is done for your liking. Remove the vegetables from the liquid and serve with the beef.

Mustard Sauce

4 T mustard

1 1/2 cups catsup

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

12 T cider vinegar

12 T water

Whisk all ingredients together. Pour half over beef before serving and serve the other half along side the meat.

Enjoy!