Corned Beef & Cabbage

Easy Americanized St. Patrick's Day dinner!

Photo: NJ Paleo Girl

Ingredients:

• 6 organic carrots, cut into chunks
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 organic cabbage, cut into wedges
• 2-3 lb beef brisket or chuck roast
• 1 bouquet garni of 3 T pickling spice - ours is from Savory Spice and has cinnamon, lampong peppercorns, mustard seeds, ginger, coriander, dill, mace, allspice, juniper berries, cloves, chiles, bay leaves
• 2-3 cups water or homemade bone broth

Photo: NJ Paleo Girl

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients, in order, to the slow cooker.
2. Cook on low 7-9 hours.
3. Remove bouquet garni and discard.
4. Remove beef and shred or slice across the grain.

We added the beef back to the slow cooker and served ours over rice, ladling the juice, beef, and veggies over our rice.  You could do that with mashed sweet potatoes, too!

Maple Dijon Cod

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Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lb wild-caught, cod fillet
• 2 teaspoons olive oil or coconut oil
• 1 tablespoon pickling spice
• 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. In a small skillet, heat oil over medium heat.  Add seeds, stir to coat.
2. Cover and cook until the seeds begin to pop, about 5 minutes.
3. Turn off the heat and allow to sit, covered, until the seeds stop popping.
4. Stir in mustard, syrup, vinegar, salt, and pepper.
5. Pour mixture through a fine sieve.  Discard seeds.
6. Adjust oven rack 6 inches from top and preheat broiler to high.
7. Line a baking sheet with foil and arrange cod on foil in a single layer.
8. Spoon mustard mixture over cod.
9. Broil for 6-8 minutes, until fish flakes easily.
10. Remove from oven and serve immediately.