How to Cook Corned Beef Brisket
Some people get intimidated by cooking corned beef brisket, and to be honest there is nothing intimidating about cooking it. In this "how to" article I will show you the easiest and fastest way to cook corn brisket that everyone will love. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Corned Beef Brisket
- Deep Pot / with lid
- Dill seeds
- Dried Bay leaves
- Salt
- Pepper
- Water
Instructions
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How to Cook Corned Beef Brisket
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Go to your local grocery store and pick up a nice piece of corned beef brisket. Be sure to look at how much fat content is on the meat before buying. Brisket of course always has a thin line of fat on one side, just be sure it is not to thick.
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Now that your ready to cook your corned beef brisket, open up the package, place inside deep pot and fill with water until corn beef is completely covered. If the brisket comes with a seasoning packet, which it usually does, pour packet inside of water. If it does not come with the seasoning packet, add two tablespoons of salt, pepper, and dills seeds and a spoonful of chopped up bay leaves.
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Place pot with lid on a stove top with the heat on medium. Do not have heat on anything over medium or you will have a big mess all over the stove from the water boiling over.
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Cook brisket on top of the stove for four hours without being touch. Keep an eye on the water, if you can see the brisket add more water, but just enough to cover the brisket.
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Now allow to rest for about 15 minutes. Once rested, slice brisket going against the grain of the meat. Slice in thin slices only, you get much better flavor this way. Use horseradish sauce of spicey mustard as a dipping sauce and your ready to enjoy your corn beef brisket.
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Tips & Warnings
Cut up cabbage into small pieces and add to water while brisket is cooking to make a corn beef and cabbage soup.
Cut into small strips, place on rye bread, add sauerkraut, thousand island dressing and swiss and you got yourself a "Reuben"
Place leftover's inside a sealed container for yummy sandwiches.
Be sure to always cook your meat the required time.
Use extreme caution when taking meat out of the pot, water can splash and burn you or someone around you.
- Photo Credit Jeanne Marie Kerns
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Comments
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The brisket I bought is exremely salty, how do I render it of salt?
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ok can't wait.
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Thought you smoked it on the barbee for about a week...no taste in boiled meat
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ok cooking my brisket just boiling the life out of it.
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I got a corned beef who's instructioms saif to wrap in heavy foil and bake 3 to 4 hours. It was very good, and the foil package had drippingds to add when cookong the veggies.
