Corned Beef And Cabbage The Easy And Traditional Food

CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE I

Steps:

• Place corned beef in large pot or Dutch oven and cover with water. Add the spice packet that came with the corned beef. Cover pot and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer approximately 50 minutes per pound or until tender.
• Add whole potatoes and carrots, and cook until the vegetables are almost tender. Add cabbage and cook for 15 more minutes. Remove meat and let rest 15 minutes.
• Place vegetables in a bowl and cover. Add as much broth (cooking liquid reserved in the Dutch oven or large pot) as you want. Slice meat across the grain.

CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place the corned beef, pepper, allspice, bay leaves and salt into a large 8-quart pot along with 3-quarts of water. Cover and set over high heat. Bring to a boil, decrease the heat to low and cook, at a low simmer for 2 1/2 hours.
• After 2 1/2 hours add the carrots, onions, potatoes and celery. Return to a simmer and cook uncovered for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, add the cabbage and cook for an additional 15 to 20 minutes until the potatoes and cabbage are tender. Remove the bay leaves and serve immediately.
• Place the water into a large 6 to 8 quart stockpot along with salt, sugar, saltpeter, cinnamon stick, mustard seeds, peppercorns, cloves, allspice, juniper berries, bay leaves and ginger. Cook over high heat until the salt and sugar have dissolved. Remove from the heat and add the ice. Stir until the ice has melted. If necessary, place the brine into the refrigerator until it reaches a temperature of 45 degrees F. Once it has cooled, place the brisket in a 2-gallon zip top bag and add the brine. Seal and lay flat inside a container, cover and place in the refrigerator for 10 days. Check daily to make sure the beef is completely submerged and stir the brine.
• After 10 days, remove from the brine and rinse well under cool water. Place the brisket into a pot just large enough to hold the meat, add the onion, carrot and celery and cover with water by 1-inch. Set over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and gently simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until the meat is fork tender. Remove from the pot and thinly slice across the grain.

EASY CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place the corned beef, 1 teaspoon of the salt, pepper, bay leaf, and contents of the optional spice packet into a large pot along with 3 quarts of cold water.
• Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Turn down the heat to low and simmer for 2 1/2 hours.
• Add the remaining salt if needed, potatoes, carrots, onions, and celery. Simmer covered for 30 minutes.
• Add the cabbage wedges and cook for another 30 minutes or until the potatoes and vegetables are tender.
• Remove from the pot and let rest for 10 minutes, loosely covered with aluminum foil. Remove the bay leaf and discard it.
• Slice the corned beef against the grain and serve in a bowl topped with cabbage, vegetables, and some of the cooking liquid. Accompany with dark bread and mustard on the side. Enjoy.

TRADITIONAL CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• Place brisket in 6-quart saucepot or Dutch oven. Cover with about 2 quarts water. Add onion, pickling spice and garlic; cover.
• Bring just to boil; reduce heat to low and simmer 2 hours (DO NOT BOIL).
• Add potatoes and carrots; simmer 30 minutes longer.
• Add cabbage; simmer 15 minutes longer. Remove brisket and vegetables from saucepot.
• Slice brisket across the grain.
• Mix butter and parsley; brush on vegetables.

TRADITIONAL IRISH CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a large stockpot, place corned beef with all the seasonings. Cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until tender, about 2 hours. If not tender after 2 hours, keep checking at 15 minute intervals.
• Remove corned beef, save broth for cabbage. Cut cabbage into wedges, place in a large pan, cover with broth from the beef and simmer until tender.
• Keep cabbage warm in broth until needed.
• Served corned beef with mustard and cabbage.

CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• In a 6 quart Dutch oven, Place the beef brisket, peppercorns, garlic powder, onion, bay leaves and salt.
• Fill pan with water to cover everything plus one inch.
• Bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes.
• Skim off any residue that floats to the top.
• Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 2 to 3 hours, until meat can be pulled apart with a fork.
• Once the meat is done, add the cabbage, potatoes and carrots, pressing them down into the liquid.
• Simmer for an additional 15 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
• Skim off any oil that comes to the surface.
• Stir in the butter and parsley.
• Remove the pot from the heat.
• Remove meat from the pot and place onto a serving dish and let rest for 15 minutes.
• Also remove vegetables to a bowl and keep warm.
• Slice meat on the diagonal against the grain.
• Serve meat on a platter and spoon juices over meat and vegetables.

TRADITIONAL CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE

Steps:

• 1. In dutch oven or large stockpot add corned beef and cover with water. Add spice packet, bay leaves and onions. Add pickling spice to spice ball infuser and drop in pot with corned and water. Cover and simmer for 2-2 1/2 hours. The brisket should be fork tender.
• 2. Add potatoes and carrots; cover and simmer for additional 30 minutes. Add cabbage; cover and simmer for 15 additional minutes.
• 3. Fish out bay leaves and discard. Remove corned beef and vegetables from pot and cover to keep warm. Remove any fat from the corned beef and slice against the grain.
• 4. Do not let the brisket boil. This will make it tough. Slow simmer is the key.

CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE HASH

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the potatoes; boil until cooked but still slightly resistant when pierced with a fork, 7-10 minutes. Drain well.
• Place the potatoes, corned beef, cabbage, cream, chopped parsley, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl. Mix well.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 4-5 minutes. Add the potato mixture to the onions; mix well.
• Cook hash, flattening with a spatula as it cooks, over medium-high heat until a slight crust forms on the bottom, about 10 minutes. Occasionally run the spatula around the edges of the skillet to keep the potatoes from sticking. Turn the mixture over; cook, stirring often, until crusty and browned, about 14 minutes. Serve on a platter or in ramekins. Garnish with parsley sprigs.

CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Combine the water vinegar, sugar, pepper and onions, in a 6 qt crock pot and mix well.
• Place corned beef and contents of spice packet in the mixture.
• Scatter the potatoes and carrots over the top and along the sides.
• Cover and cook on high heat setting 4 hours.
• Remove the lid and scatter the cabbage wedges over the top.
• Cover and continue cooking on low 3-4 hours longer, or until beef is tender.
• To serve, carve the beef into slices against the grain and serve with the cabbage and potatoes, with some of the cooking liquid spooned on top of the beef to keep it moist.