Jiggs Dinner
A weekend Canadian dinner made with beef. Ready in about 8 hours. Difficulty: more effort.
- 6 hrPrep (about)
- 2 hrCook (about)
- 8 hrTotal time
- 4Servings
- More effortDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 2 lb beef
Fresh & other
- 1 cup yellow split peas
- 1 cabbage
- 6 carrots
- 1 turnip
- 8 potatoes
- 3 tbsp butter
Spices & seasonings (1): black pepper
- To taste black pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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The night before, break salt beef in big chunks plus soak.
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Do it in water overnight, at 8-10 hours.
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Put split peas into a bowl.
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Cover with water to soak overnight.
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Drain the salt beef.
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Place it into a large big pot.
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Cover using fresh water, at least 6-30 cups.
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Place the split peas in pease pudding canvas bag triple layer of cheesecloth plus tie, making sure.
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Leave room for peas to expand inside your bag.
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Put your bag inside your pot, tying your strings to your outside handle so it 't stick to the bottom of your pot with the salt beef.
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Bring to a boil.
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Lower the heat.
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Simmer for 2 hours.
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Remove your peas pudding bag and empty contents in a bowl, mixing using butter and pepper for taste.
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Set aside.
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Add your cabbage to the pot.
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Boil for 20 more minutes.
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Add potatoes, carrots and turnip then boil for 20 more, until vegetables are tender.
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Remove salt beef plus vegetables from the pot.
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Put them on a platter.
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Use the cooking liquid in two ways.
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As pot liquor which people like.
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Do it to drink or reduce it to make jus or gravy to pour over your meal.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.