what is corn beef ?

Question

is it that stuff that comes in a can what is corn beef and cabbage is it good?

Answer 1

o.k after reading some of the answers you got i'm pretty sure you must be confused.

First of all yes to your question if corned beef and cabbage is good it is especially with dumplings,banana and yam i'm a caribbean girl,Jamaican to be exact.

there are two types, you have the red looking one that comes in a tin thats the one i was reffering to at first.

The second is beef that has been corned which preserves it. it is also known as salt beef samething.This particular one is usually cooked in stew and is very good.

And believe me I know what i'm talking about i can definately cook and i know them.

I hope i've helped you better understand.

(some of the answers you got is wack)

Answer 2

Beef (usually brisket, but also round) cured in a seasoned brine. Sometimes the brine is pumped through the arterial system. The term "corned" beef comes from the English use of the word "corn," meaning any small particle (such as a grain of salt). Two types of corned beef are available, depending on the butcher and the region. Old-fashioned corned beef is grayish-pink in color and very salty; the newer style has less salt and is a bright rosy red. Much corned beef is now being made without nitrites, which are reputed to be carcinogenic

Answer 3

Corned beef is beef that is first pickled in brine and then cooked by simmering. Usually, cuts of meat are used that feature long muscle grain, such as the brisket.

The name "corned beef" is due to a coarse salt used in the pickling process. Corn originally meant grain, as in a small particle of something, and referred to the corns of salt.

According to the US department of Agriculture Originally "Corned Beef and Cabbage" was a traditional dish served for Easter Sunday dinner in rural Ireland. The beef, because there was no refrigeration at that time was salted or brined during the winter to preserve it, It was then eaten after the long, meatless Lenten fast.

However other Irish people feel that Corned Beef and cabbage is about as Irish as Spaghetti and meatballs. That beef was a real delicacy usually served only to the kings.

According to Bridgett Haggerty of the website Irish Cultres and Customs she says that their research shows that most likely a "bacon joint" or a piece of salted pork boiled with cabbage and potatoes would more likely have shown up for an Easter Sunday feast in the rural parts of Ireland.

Since the advent of refrigeration, the trend in Ireland is to eat fresh meats. Today this peasant dish is more popular in the United States than in Ireland. Irish-Americans and lots of other people eat it on St. Patrick's Day, Ireland's principal feast day, as a nostalgic reminder of their Irish heritage.

Corning is a form of curing; it has nothing to do with corn. The name comes from Anglo-Saxon times before refrigeration. In those days, the meat was dry-cured in coarse "corns" of salt. Pellets of salt, some the size of kernels of corn, were rubbed into the beef to keep it from spoiling and to preserve it.

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Answer 4

It is actually called corned beef. It does not come in a can or jar unless it is dried or in corned beef hash. Corned beef hash is mashed up corned beef with potatoe chunks and onions that is eaten for breakfast with eggs, grits, bacon, and the like in Southern American households. It is often sold at a local delli. The "corned" part comes salt that is used in the pickling process.

Answer 5

well is doesn't necessarily come in a can, it's not "spam".
but it is part of corn beef and cabbage. it is good if you like red meat. a lot of people like to eat horseradish with it to spice it up.
it is a rather large cut of meat that is eventually boiled with potatoes, cabbage and carrots for the traditional corn beef and cabbage meal.

Answer 6

Corned beef is just beef brisket that has been seasoned for a few weeks. It is very good as long as it is not over cooked and dried out.

Answer 7

Corn bef is a thing layer ofsoft beef i give it 10/10 in white bread sandwich with butter yum yum, it is that bsicaly but the beef has been liquidsedand put back into a solid making soft beef

Answer 8

the stuff in a can is awful my mom makes corn beef hash after we have boiled dinner she uses a meat grinder and grinds up the corned beef the potatoes and carrots .then she cooks it in cast iron skillet but in answer to your question corn beef is beef that has been marinated in a corning solution

Answer 9

Beef and corn to make one nasty combination of crap

Answer 10

its just so much more flavor then regular beef its got a sweet yet satisfing taste.. but note... there isnt any corn in it...