Ultimate Corned Beef and Cabbage
- Ready In:
- 242hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 2 quarts water
- 1 cup kosher salt
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons saltpeter
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken into pieces
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 8 cloves
- 8 allspice berries
- 12 juniper berries (substitute 1 tablespoon gin)
- 2 bay leaves, crumbled
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 lbs ice
- 1 (4 -5 lb) beef brisket, trimmed
- 1 small onion, quartered
- 2 large carrots, coarsely chopped
- 1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped
- 1 head cabbage, cored and cut in eight pieces
directions
- Use a mortar and pestle, meat mallet, etc to break open the whole spices.
- Place the water in a 6-8 quart stock pot along with salt, sugar, saltpeter, cinnamon, mustard seeds, peppercorns, cloves, allspice, juniper, bay leaves and ginger. Cook over high heat until the salt and sugar dissolve.
- Remove from heat and add ice, stir until the ice has melted. If necessary, place the brine in the refrigerator until it reaches 45ºF.
- Once it has cooled, place the brisket in a 2 gallon zip-top bag and add the brine. Seal and lay flat in a container. Place in refrigerator for 10 days. Check daily to make sure the beef is submerged and flip the bag.
- After 10 days, remove from the brine and rinse well under cool water. Place brisket in a large stock pot with the onion, carrot and celery. Cover with cold water by 1 inch, bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer 2.5-3 hours until the meat is fork tender. Add the cabbage when the corned beef has 30-45 minutes left to cook. Bon Appetito.
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I'm a young, experienced cook who is always eager to learn new techniques and try and perfect new recipes. I've grown up in a Sicilian family and it has a major influence in my cooking. If I'm making something for the first time I research it from many different sources, including this one. My main reason of becoming a member is to share some of my favorite recipes with others. I tend to stray towards the classic, minimalistic approach to cuisine, no blue corn tortilla strips, no mango salsa, no wasabi mashed potatoes. Just great flavors and made from scratch whenever possible. If you see 'Ultimate' in my recipe titles, I mean it. I've done the research and tweaked these recipes after making them many, many, many times until I've got it right. You could say I'm a bit of a perfectionist.
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