Corned Beef with cabbage cooked in Brown Sugar and Apple Juice

         Back in the 80's I used to work downtown Santa Cruz CA. On the pacific garden mall there was a bar called the Asti cafe. Every Saint Patrick's day they would give away free plates of Corn beef and cabbage. This was not just your average Corn Beef plate. One of the patrons told me the reason it was so good was the beef was cooked in Apple juice. Years later I set out to recapture the great flavors I had experience earlier in life and here is the recipe I came up with.

Ingredients:
1 corned beef brisket plus corn beef spice pack
1 quart apple juice plus water needed to cover all ingredients
1 cup brown sugar
1 Tbsp prepared mustard
9 small red potatoes
3 medium carrots, cut up chunky
1 onion, peeled and cut up chunky
1/2 head cabbage, cut into chunks

Place all ingredients in large pot and bring to a boil then turn down to a simmer. Cook for 3 to 3.5 hours or until meat is tender and almost falling apart. Slice meat thinly across the grain. Serve with the vegetables and some of the liquid.

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