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What Is Corned Beef?

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Summary: Corned beef is beef that has been cured, or pickled, in salt water brine and is often well-seasoned. Eat corned beef on Easter Sunday and St. Patrick's Day to follow traditions with advice from a cooking instructor in this free video on cooking.

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Long-time shop owner for kitchen gadgets and cooking instructor Jan Boydstun, a.k.a "Gadget Gal", is the utensil and cooking specialist for her shop Kitchen Kitchen. Boydstun also has...read more

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"What is corned beef? Well corned beef is defined as beef cured, or pickled in brine. And brine is salt water. Corned beef is traditionally served in Ireland on Easter Sunday and it was also salted through the winter to preserve it over Lent. And as you know, it's also always served on St. Patrick's Day. Well, where does that word "corned" come from? Well according to the food safety and inspection service of our very own department of agriculture, the name comes from Anglo-Saxon times before refrigeration. In those days, the meat was dry cured in coarse corns of salt. That's where the word "corned" comes from, corns of salt. The term corned beef can denote different styles of brine, cured beef depending on the region. Traditional corned beef is highly seasoned, and often considered delicatessen fair. I know I love it. I'm Jan from Kitchen Kitchen."

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