Iowa Boiled Beef Dinner - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 to 4 lb. lean boneless beef chuck roast
1 Tbsp. salt
2 peppercorns
1 bay leaf
6 c. water
6 small yellow onions, peeled
6 medium-size carrots, pared and quartered
1 medium size cabbage (about 2 lb.)
6 small potatoes, scrubbed

Preparation

Place meat in a large pot.
Add salt, peppercorns, bay leaf and water.
Cover; heat to boiling.
Simmer 1 1/2 hours.
Remove meat; let any fat rise to top of broth.
Skim; return meat to pot. Cut off a band of skin around middle of each potato.
Place potatoes, onions and carrots around meat in pot.
Simmer 1 hour or until meat is fork-tender.