Ingredients

Steps

• Boil all brine ingredients in 5 litres of water for 3 minutes and cool completely.
• Submerge beef in brine for 5 days in a cool place, then rinse and soak in cold water for 24 hours.
• Simmer the beef and vegetables in water for 2.5 hours until tender and drain well.
• Boil the potatoes in salted water for 15 minutes, drain, and dry over low heat.
• Mash the potatoes, then beat in the butter, horseradish, chives, and seasoning.
• Slice the beef and serve with the mash, vegetables, and gherkins.