Jigg's Dinner

Submitted by Lee-Ann

"This is a traditional Newfoundland or "Newfie" dinner."

 

• Ready In: 16hrs
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4-5

ingredients

• 2 lbs salt beef
• 1 head cabbage, quartered
• 1 medium turnip, sliced
• 6 carrots, halved
• 8 -10 potatoes
• 1 piece salt pork, about a 2 inch cube

• Blueberry Duff ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup berries, fresh or frozen
• water, enough to moisten

directions

1. Soak salt beef overnight in cold water on stove.
2. Next day drain and add new water, enough to cover meat.
3. Place salt pork in pot.
4. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer about 2- 2 1/2 hours.
5. Add your cabbage, carrots, turnip.
6. Simmer another 1/2 hour.
7. Add potatoes and simmer until done, about 45 minutes.
8. Blueberry Duff: Once you have mix ingredients and placed in pudding bag, boil in jigg's dinner pot when you only have an hour left of simmering.
9. About 15 minutes before you have added your potatoes.