Irish Spiced Beef

Total Time: 174 hrs Preparation Time: 168 hrs Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 lbs sirloin tip roast or 6 lbs beef eye round
• 3 bay leaves, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground mace
• 6 ground cloves
• 1 clove garlic, crushed and made into a paste with
• salt
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns
• 2 teaspoons molasses
• 2 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1/2 cup salt
• 2 teaspoons saltpeter
• 1 bottle guinness stout

Recipe

• 1 mix all the flavorings and spices together.
• 2 place the beef in a large bowl and rub all over with the spice and flavoring mixture.
• 3 cover and refrigerate.
• 4 rub in the mixture once or twice a day for a week; turn the beef as you repeat the rubbing in process.
• 5 the spices and flavorings will now be mixed with the juices drawn from the beef.
• 6 tie up the meat firmly and place in a large pot.
• 7 rub in a last teaspoon of ground cloves.
• 8 cover with cold water to which a bottle of guinness has been added.
• 9 simmer gently for 6 hours.
• 10 allow to cool in the cooking liquid.
• 11 when cool, remove from the cooking liquid, place on a serving dish and cover with a weighted plate.
• 12 refrigerate until serving time.
• 13 serve cold, thinly sliced.