Corned Beef with White Sauce
Slow-simmered corned beef served in slices with vegetables and creamy parsley sauce.
Estimated nutrition per serving
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What you need
- 600 corned beef silverside
- 200 carrots, chunked
- 350 potatoes, chunked
- 250 cabbage, wedged
- 20 butter
- 20 plain flour
- 250 milk
- 1 mustard
Step-by-step method
Follow the recipe in order, tasting and adjusting seasoning where needed.
- 1. Simmer corned beef gently until tender.
- 2. Cook potatoes, carrots and cabbage near the end of cooking.
- 3. Make a white sauce from butter, flour and milk.
- 4. Season the sauce with mustard.
- 5. Slice beef and serve with vegetables and sauce.
Tips, storage and serving advice
What to drink with Corned Beef with White Sauce
These are wine-style pairings, so you can choose any bottle in that style rather than needing one exact producer. Look for the grape, region or style name on the label.Pairings are chosen around the dish’s flavour, texture, richness, acidity and cooking style, not just the country it comes from.
Shiraz
- Flavour bridge: dark fruit, spice and savoury notes mirror browned meat and roasting flavours
- Acidity: Sufficient acidity keeps a rich meat dish energetic
- Body: Medium-full to full body matches the weight of the meat
- Tannin: Firm tannin is buffered by protein and fat
- Sweetness: Dry style maintains a savoury finish
- Best for: Dinner, entertaining or recipe pairing
Cabernet Sauvignon / Bordeaux
- Flavour bridge: dark fruit, spice and savoury notes mirror browned meat and roasting flavours
- Acidity: Sufficient acidity keeps a rich meat dish energetic
- Body: Medium-full to full body matches the weight of the meat
- Tannin: Firm tannin is buffered by protein and fat
- Sweetness: Dry style maintains a savoury finish
- Best for: Dinner, entertaining or recipe pairing
Malbec
- Flavour bridge: dark fruit, spice and savoury notes mirror browned meat and roasting flavours
- Acidity: Sufficient acidity keeps a rich meat dish energetic
- Body: Medium-full to full body matches the weight of the meat
- Tannin: Firm tannin is buffered by protein and fat
- Sweetness: Dry style maintains a savoury finish
- Best for: Dinner, entertaining or recipe pairing
Specific wines to try
These are named bottles or regional wine examples already linked to this recipe. Each card opens the relevant wine-style guide because individual bottle pages are not currently published.Australian Dry Riesling
Australian Dry Riesling is credible here because it represents the matched Dry Riesling style. Dry Riesling combines piercin…
Explore this wine styleAustralian Shiraz
Suggested pairing for Corned Beef with White Sauce: Australian Shiraz works with the dish structure and dominant flavours.
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