A Slice Of Heaven Baked Corned Beef Food

A SLICE OF HEAVEN (BAKED CORNED BEEF)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 270 degrees F (132 degrees C).
• Rinse corned beef in running water to remove about 1/2 of the salt and trim away any fat. Place corned beef in a baking dish and spread a 1/4-inch layer brown sugar over beef. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (65 degrees C) is reached, about 2 hours.

BAKED CORNED BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°.
• NOTE: 3/14 This will be salty. If you would like to reduce the saltiness of your corned beef before baking, please follow this recipe recommendations recipe#361142.
• NOTE: *If your corned beef does not include a flavor packet add 2 T peppercorns and 1/2 T coriander seeds to the dried seasonings listed above.
• Combine the flavor packet with other dried ingredients. Using a spice grinder or a mortar and pestle, grind to desired texture. I prefer medium or med-fine. Set aside.
• Rinse corned beef brisket well with cold water. Pat dry.
• Get out your 9 x 13 baking dish.
• Tear off a large sheet of HEAVY aluminum foil, enough to wrap, tent and enclose the corned beef.
• Place the corned beef on the foil, in a baking dish, fat side up.
• Sprinkle with seasoning mix and pat into the brisket.
• Bring the foil up & around the corned beef, do not close up the foil.
• Bake, unwrapped, for 2 hours.
• After 2 hours, wrap the brisket tightly and tenting the foil but sealing it for the remainder of the time, an additional 2 hours. Feel free to check and make sure there is moisture in the foil, re-wrap and continue baking. Approximate baking time is 1 1/5 hours per pound. It may take longer depending on desired level of tenderness.
• Bake to an internal temperature of 185°. Check for tenderness. Continue baking until the brisket is fork tender. It may take additional time depending on the thickness of the brisket.
• Allow the meat to rest before slicing. Cut against the grain.
• I prefer to use an electric knife to get nice thin slices.
• Serve with horseradish, a hearty rye bread, Colleen's Colcanon potatoes, and Irish Soda bread (see suggestions in the intro).
• Enjoy!

EASY CORNED BEEF FOR DELI SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Remove brisket from vacuum packaging.
• Remove visible outside fat and wash.
• Place in crockpot.
• Add pickling spices and the beer.
• Cook on High for about 6-8 hours.
• (You may wish to turn the corned beef once).
• Continue cooking until beef is tender but not falling apart.
• Total time will depend on size of roast.
• Gently remove corned beef from crockpot, keeping it in one piece if possible.
• If any chunk of beef falls off, just place the 2 pieces together before wrapping as instructed below.
• Scrape off any outside fat, using a very sharp knife.
• TO KEEP BEEF FROM CRUMBLING DURING SLICING: Immediately wrap the hot corned beef in plastic wrap, wrapping it as tightly ACROSS THE GRAIN as possible.
• Snugly fold ends of plastic to completely encase beef.
• The heat from the beef may/will"seal" the plastic wrap and keep corned beef moist.
• Put wrapped beef in a Zip-lock bag and REFRIGEATE.
• When ready to serve, thinly slice across the grain with a sharp knife (not serrated) or an electric slicing machine.
• NOTE: I usually turn the crockpot ON when I go to bed, and the corned beef is ready when I wake up.
• I wrap and refrigerate it, and it's perfect for lunch-time sandwiches.