July 21, 2009
Related Blogposts
Bloggers, have you written about Corned Beef? Add a widget!
Related Content
Wikipedia
Corned beef refers to a variety of different styles of brine-cured beef. The "corn" in corned beef refers to the "corns" or grains of coarse salts used to cure it. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' dates the usage of "corn", meaning "small hard particle, a grain, as of sand or salt." Potassium nitrate (saltpetre) is often added to the brine to help preserve the beef's pink color.
[edit] Ingredients
12 |
|
1 |
lg. Ziploc plastic bag |
1 ⅓ |
cups coarse kosher salt |
3 |
tablespoons sugar |
1 |
|
2 |
teaspoons allspice |
2 |
teaspoons thyme |
1 |
teaspoon paprika |
1 |
teaspoon sage |
1 |
teaspoon crushed bay leaf |
[edit] Preparation
Step 1 |
Mix all ingredients together except meat. Place meat in plastic bag. Rub with salt mixture. Press all air out of bag. Seal. Place in bowl with a 5 pound weight on top in refrigerator. Remove weight after 2 days. Massage the meat (through bag) and turn over once a day for at least 2 weeks, keep in refrigerator. |
Step 2 |
The cure is done, the beef will now keep several months under refrigeration. But turn it every several days. If you do a big piece, you may want to cook only half at a time and leave the rest in the cure. |
Step 3 |
Before you cook the beef, wash off the salt cure and soak the meat in a large bowl of cold water. Change the water several times. As the salt washes off, the flesh softens like fresh beef. This takes 24 hours or longer if meat has been cured for longer than 2 weeks. Cook as you would a store bought corned beef in water until beef is tender. |
[edit] Tools
Bowl
Beef
[edit] About Corned Beef
Related Recipes
Old Fashioned Vegetable Beef Soup
Allspice, Bay Leaf, Beef, Beef Shank, Carrot
Allspice, Bay Leaf, Beef, Beef Shank, Carrot
Acras De Morue
Allspice, Black Pepper, Chile, Chives, Codfish
Allspice, Black Pepper, Chile, Chives, Codfish
Anonymous
Corned beef tastes good with cabbage and potatoes in a stew.