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Homemade Corned Beef with Cabbage
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Homemade Corned Beef with Cabbage

Homemade corned beef - beef brisket cured in a spiced brine and slow-cooked with cabbage and vegetables

⏱ 3 hr🍽 4 servings 🌍 American👩‍🍳 Afoona
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Make a brine: dissolve the salt and sugar in the water with the pickling spice. Let cool.
    Large pot
  2. 2
    Place the meat in the brine and cure in the fridge for 5–7 days. Turn it every day.
    Storage containerRefrigerator
  3. 3
    On the day of cooking, take out the meat and rinse it well.
  4. 4
    Place the meat in a large pot with the cold water, onion, garlic and carrot and bring to a boil.
    StoveLarge pot
  5. 5
    Skim off the foam, lower the heat and simmer for 2–2 ½ hours.
    StoveLarge potLadle
  6. 6
    Half an hour before the end, add the cabbage and potatoes.
  7. 7
    Slice the meat against the grain and serve with the vegetables.
    KnifeCutting board
838calories
52 gprotein
45 gcarbs
48 gfat
● protein 25%● carbs 22%● fat 53%

Per serving (1128 g), of 4 servings

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🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Large pot · Also works: Pot (Cook in two batches)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Ladle · Also works: Measuring cup (Cup) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (Slow)
  • Storage container · Also works: Jar (None) · Zip-top bag (None)

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Corned Beef

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