Corned beef and cabbage

For Saint Patrick's day.

Ingredients
3 lb corned beef with spice pack
0.5 lb carrots
4-5 potatoes
3 cups apple juice
1 bay leaf
1 yellow onion
0.5 tsp black pepper
1 cabbage

Preparation
Place the corned beef on the bottom of pot, fatty side down. or spice packet on it.

Cover with quartered potatoes, baby-cut carrots (or large ones cut into chunks), onion and cabbage cut into wedges.

Add spices and the apple juice. Add enough water to cover the beef. Bring to a boil and simmer until potatoes are cooked.

Remove potatoes, continue cooking until cabbage and carrots reach desired softness. Remove them into a bowl.

Cook the beef until tender. This may take 4-6 hours.

Remove from liquid and allow to rest for 15 minutes.

Slice against the grain and serve. If you allow the meat to cool, this can actually be sliced better.