Corned Beef, Hales Corners Style

Corned Beef, Hales Corners Style

Corned beef brisket, 3-4 pounds (with seasoning packet, optional)
one quart vegetable stock
2T Penzey's salt-free seasoning (your choice, they are all good)
small cabbage, sliced into chunks
3 sweet onions, cut into quarters
1 stalk celery, chopped
2 apples, peeled and chopped
one head garlic, separated into cloves, peeled
8 red salad potatoes, cut into quarters
a couple of handfuls of carrots, peeled and chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Pour stock into roasting pan, add seasoning packet if available. Add salt-free seasoning. Stir.

Add corned beef, fat side up, roast covered, 2 hours.

Add remaining ingredients, roast covered, one hour.

Let stand covered 20 minutes.

Slice corned beef, serve on fresh-baked rolls.

Serve other ingredients as vegetable soup.

That is how we do it here in Hales Corners.