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Jiggs Dinner

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A traditional Newfoundland Sunday boiled dinner heavily reliant on preserved proteins and root vegetables, reflecting maritime survival diets.

Yield 6

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs salt beef (naval beef)
  • 1/2 head green cabbage
  • 1 yellow turnip
  • 4 carrots
  • 4 potatoes
  • 1 cup yellow split peas

Instructions

  1. 1
    Soak the salt beef overnight to remove excess salinity.
  2. 2
    Boil the beef in fresh water, then sequentially add the root vegetables and cabbage based on individual cooking times.
  3. 3
    Boil the split peas in a tied pudding bag in the same pot to create pease pudding.
Category
Dinner

Dietary Information

Gluten Free

Recipe Attribution

Food.com
food.com/recipe/jiggs-dinner-15129