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Directions:Place the water in a large 6-8 quart stock pot along with the first ten ingredients. Cook over high heat until the salt and sugar have dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool for about 10 minutes, add ice or cold water. At this point the brine MUST be below 45º, refrigerate if necessary.
Once the brine has cooled put the beef in a 2 gallon Ziplock bag, fill with the brine with as little air as possible and seal. Put this bag in another Ziplock and seal. Lay flat and put inside a container. Put this on the lowest shelf of your fridge for 10 days. Check daily and turn over to make sure the beef is fully submerged and to agitate the brine.
CORNED BEEF & CABBAGE DINNER
After ten days, remove from the brine and rinse thoroughly under cold water. Place the brisket in a large pot, add the onion, carrot, and celery. Add the Guinness Stout and enough water to cover by about an inch or two. Set over high heat and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 2½-3 hours until fork tender.
During the last hour: add 3lbs of new potatoes, 1lb carrots chopped and 1 onion cut into 4 pieces.. Cut a small head of cabbage into 8 pieces and lay on top the other vegetables. I push a skewer or toothpick into the leaf end of the cabbage to keep it from falling apart. When potatoes are fork tender remove all the vegetables to a platter and keep warm.
Remove the brisket to a 300º oven for about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and slice across the grain. |
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Notes: If you've never had real corned beef you owe it to yourself to try this at least once. This is one of Cathy and Maugie's favorite meals and they look forward to it every St. Patrick's Day. I like to serve it with plenty of Irish Ale, soda bread and tons of butter. After all, you only live once.
OK If You Are Too Lazy or Run Out Of Time; buy one of those prepackaged things from the grocery store and just follow the directions for preparing the corned beef and cabbage listed above. Just remember to thoroughly rinse of all that Pink Slime, trim most of the fat off and buy the thickest Flat Cut you can find.
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