Traditional Irish Corned Beef And Cabbage - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs corned beef brisket
water, to cover meat
2 tablespoons pickling spices
3 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons peppercorns
1 head cabbage

Preparation

In a large stockpot, place corned beef with all the seasonings. Cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until tender, about 2 hours. If not tender after 2 hours, keep checking at 15 minute intervals.
Remove corned beef, save broth for cabbage. Cut cabbage into wedges, place in a large pan, cover with broth from the beef and simmer until tender.
Keep cabbage warm in broth until needed.
Served corned beef with mustard and cabbage.