Corned beef recipe
Recipe for corned beef in the beef recipes category
Recipe ingredients:
- For corning:
- 2 pounds coarse salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 4 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon saltpeter
- 1 fresh thyme sprig
- 1 ounce pickling spice, tied in cheesecloth
- 1, 5 pound, beef brisket
- For cooking:
- 3 large onions, one spiked with cloves, the others sliced or quartered
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1 pound medium carrots, chopped
- 2 medium white turnips, chopped
- 5 cloves
- 1 pound leeks, chopped
- 1 celery stalk, chopped
Recipe method:
- Corning the beef:
- Put salt, sugar and saltpeter into a large saucepan with pickling spices tied in cheesecloth.
- Add bay leaves, thyme and 4 1/2 quarts water.
- Heat gently until sugar and salt have dissolved.
- Bring to a boil.
- Pour into bowl and cool.
- Add the meat to the bowl making sure that salt solution covers it.
- Cover with clean dish-towel and leave to soak in cold place 2 weeks.
- Turn the meat occasionally.
- To cook:
- Remove the meat from the brine and wash under cold water.
- Put into a large saucepan with the clove-spiked onion.
- Add the celery and peppercorns to the pan.
- Cover with cold water and bring to a boil slowly.
- Skim. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 2 1/2 hours.
- Add vegetables to the pan.
- Bring back to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Strain the liquid and use as a sauce over the meat and vegetables.
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