Does anyone know a good way to cook corned beef?

Question

My uncle used to boil it in water, cut, seve with mustard sauce. I love it and my husband loves it too. His mother cooks it the same way. I have found it hard to get recipies for corned beef, especially in cook books. Does anyone know why this is? And what exactly is corned beef? I know there must be some delicious recipies out there? Help Please!

Everyone agrees it is best boiled. Do I boil it on high then simmer? How long do I cook it for and at what temperature? Any herbs, spices to reccomend? What veges are best with it? I am a beginner cook- with 2 kids under 5- I really need all the help I can get! Thank You.

Answer 1

I also boil it. I also boil potatoes, carrots and cabbage in with it - what my mother used to call an Irish boiled dinner.

I have also had corned beef cooked in the oven, but I didn't like it as much as the boiled version.

Corned beef is beef that is cured with salt to preserve it. Originally, chunks of salt about the size of a kernel of corn were rubbed onto the meat to keep it from spoiling. Today brining or using salt water has replaced the dry salt cure originally used in Ireland. The name "corned beef" is still used, rather than "brined" or "pickled" beef. Spices are used to give corned beef its distinctive flavor The most common are peppercorns and bay leaf.

My husband likes to make corned beef hash with the leftovers. He cuts the meat, potatoes and carrots into cubes. In hot oil he browns about a half a cup of chopped onions and then adds the cooked potatoes, carrots and beef. He adds about 1 cup of the broth made from the cooking of the dinner. Cover and heat for about 30 minutes. He likes to top his with an egg. Makes a great meal.

Answer 2

Corned beef or "Irish Turkey" as my father would call it is beef brisket. It is prepared in a brine before it is packaged. This process is called pickling or corning hence the name "Corned" beef. Once you buy the brisket that is prepared you just boil it till its done. You can also bake it in the oven but that has a different name to it and is a different taste as well. It tends to be a bit tougher and chewier. I just throw it in with the cabbage and potatoes and let it boil away for a few hours. Not very complicated at all, which I suppose is why you don't see a lot of "how to" recipes out there. See how many "how to" recipes you see to fry an egg. Same principle, I guess.
I came across something after I posted that said broiled brisket is - PASTRAMI. At any rate I would cook it with carrots, potatoes and cabbage. The cabbage you can add last. The cooking time depends on the size of the meat. I think a small bag of herbs comes with the brisket. I seem to remember cloves and pepper corns with some other herbs. Check the attached recipes and see what you learn.

Answer 3

Well, are cooking it with cabbage? If you want to go the traditional route with cabbage, put corned beef (cut into strips or pieces...whichever you prefer), cabbage, cut up potatoes (or really small yukon golds) and water (but not too much because the beef and the cabbage will be juicy as well) in the crock pot. Leave it on low/medium for most of the day and by the evening, it should be done!

Answer 4

I put my corned beef in a large casserole dish, pour enough coke (yes, coke) over the beef to cover it.
Add a chopped onion, bay leaf, whatever herbs you like and bake in the oven on approx 180'C until the beef is tender!

The meat always comes out juicy,tender and delicious!

Yummy served with cauliflower in cheese sauce and mashed potatoes

Answer 5

You have been given some great suggestions here.
There is nothing better than corned beef. Enjoy.

Answer 6

I put mine in a crockpot with the seasoning packet, a beer, about 6 cups of water, a few bayleafs, and some quartered onions and a lot of garlic. Sometimes I toss in quartered potatoes. But I'd rather make mashed potatoes to go with it.

If I remember right, "corning" is a form of curing it.

Answer 7

theres no recipe callinng for corned beef becoz its already ready by itself. actually you can replace any recipe calling for beef ( ground beef esp) with corned beef but reduce the amount of salt you use.

my very basic way to eat corned ( i did, i dont eat meat now)

cut it 1 cm thick, dip it in beated egg and fry it on little oil. or you can make corned omelette. or have it in you baked macaroni.
etc.

Answer 8

i boil my corned beef, but a friend of mine does hers in the slow cooker, puts the corned beef in with potatoes, carrots, cabbage some water and seasons, puts it on high and lets it cook all day.

Answer 9

you could make a corned beef and onion pie or do a corned beef ash thats basicly a stew then just add you c.beef,it makes the gravy nice and thick