APPETIZER FOR CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In skillet brown onion in butter. When translucent add shredded corned beef and sauerkraut. Cook until heated through. Set aside.
• Open crescent roll dough and unroll. Crimp each 2 triangles (that are attached to each other) together so they will form rectangles. Divide meat mixture and place and equal amount on on each rectangle, add a heaping teaspoon of cheese to each, then sprinkle with a pinch of freshly grated black pepper. Tightly roll each rectangle up like a jelly roll. Cut each roll into 2 pieces. Place on greased cookie sheet cut side down.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until rolls are brown. Serve hot with a small bowl of thousand island salad dressing on the side for dipping them in.

Steps:

• Place corned beef in large pot or Dutch oven and cover with water. Add the spice packet that came with the corned beef. Cover pot and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer approximately 50 minutes per pound or until tender.
• Add whole potatoes and carrots, and cook until the vegetables are almost tender. Add cabbage and cook for 15 more minutes. Remove meat and let rest 15 minutes.
• Place vegetables in a bowl and cover. Add as much broth (cooking liquid reserved in the Dutch oven or large pot) as you want. Slice meat across the grain.