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Corned Beef
Meat

Corned Beef

A cut of beef cured for several days in the fridge in a brine of water, salt, sugar and spices, rinsed, and simmered for two hours in a pot of water with onion, garlic and carrot; cabbage and potatoes go in for the last half hour. Here based on the recipe itself.

⏱ 74 hr 26 min
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Make a brine: dissolve the salt in the water. 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 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
    Slice the meat against the grain and serve with the vegetables.
    KnifeCutting board
620calories
46 gprotein
0 gcarbs
48 gfat
● protein 30%● carbs 0%● fat 70%

Per serving (761 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 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)

By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.

⚙️ What you can change

  • Possible additions: Sugar in the brine · Pickling spice · onion · garlic · carrot · Cabbage at the end · Potatoes at the end
  • Marinating time: 5–7 days
  • Cooking time: 2–2 ½ hours
  • When the last vegetables go in: half an hour

⇄ Alternative recipes

Meat in Yogurt Sauce · Vegetable stew · Seared meat stew (goulash) · Hamin (Cholent) · Kidneys in White Wine · Pot Chicken with Vegetables and Olives · Chicken with Chickpeas

📚 Recipes built on Corned Beef

Homemade Corned Beef with Cabbage

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