New England–Style Home-Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe

Ingredients

• CORNED BEEF:
• 1/2 cup kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns, freshly cracked
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 2 1/4 teaspoons ground allspice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 bay leaves, crumbled
• 1 (4- to 5-pound) beef brisket, flat cut, trimmed
• VEGETABLES:
• 1 1/2 pounds carrots, peeled and halved crosswise, thick end halved lengthwise
• 1 1/2 pounds small red potatoes
• 1 rutabaga (1 pound), peeled and halved crosswise; each half cut into 6 chunks
• 1 small head green cabbage (2 pounds), uncored, cut into 8 wedges