Homemade corned beef is so delicious, and you know exactly what goes into it! It’s super easy but takes 5-7 days to marinate, so get started because St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner! The savory deep flavor of the beef and buttery cabbage is an amazing combo – you won’t regret it 🙂
I forgot to say how much water to use in the marinade…please use 2 quarts (2 liters). Enjoy!
– Amber
Homemade Corned Beef and Cabbage
2016-03-10 07:22:59
Homemade corned beef is so delicious, and you know exactly what goes into it! The savory deep flavor of the beef and buttery cabbage is an amazing combo - you won't regret it 🙂
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Ingredients
- One 4-5 pound beef brisket... grass-fed if possible
- 2 carrots
- 1 onion
- 1 celery rib
Brine
- 2 quarts of water
- ¾ cup of sea salt
- ½ cup organic brown sugar
- ¼ tsp cinnamon powder
- 1 tablespoon of mustard seeds
- 2 tablespoons of black peppercorns
- 10 cloves
- 3/4 tsp allspice
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- ½ tsp dried ginger powder
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- 3 bay leaves
Cabbage
- 1 head green cabbage
- 1 yellow onion
- 2 tablespoons grass-fed butter or butter substitute
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Put the water, salt, sugar and spices in a large pot over medium-low heat until the sugar and salt have dissolved. Let it cool a bit, then let it cool completely in the fridge. If it's warm at all, it will end up cooking your beef, and we don't want that!
- Trim the fat off the corned beef, then place in a 2-gallon bag with the brine, making sure very little air is in the bag so the beef can be submerged in the brine. Place it in a baking dish and leave in the refrigerator for 5-7 days, turning the beef once a day.
- After 7 days, remove the beef, take it out of the brine, and rinse well under cold water.
- Place the beef in a large pot, and fill the pot with water until the beef is submerged about 2 inches.
- Roughly chop the carrots, celery, and onion and place in the pot with the beef and water. Let it come to a boil, lower to simmer, cover and let it cook for 3-4 hours, or until the beef is fork tender.
- Meanwhile, quarter your green cabbage, leaving the root intact. Slice your onions.
- When the meat is almost done, place the cabbage in the pot, and let it cook for about 15 minutes.
- Fish out the cabbage and the beef. Let the beef rest on a cutting board tented with foil, and let the cabbage drain in a colander to get as much moisture off as possible.
- While the cabbage is draining, sauté the onion in the butter until it is soft and caramelized.
- Slice the cabbage, discarding the root, and add to the onion mixture.
- Sauté briefly until the cabbage is tender but not mushy.
- When ready to eat, slice the corned beef, place on a platter, and pour some of the broth on top to keep it moist. Serve with the cabbage on the side. We also like to serve it with roasted carrots. Enjoy!
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2 Comments on “Homemade Corned Beef & Cabbage”
I think the expression is…..ERMAGERD!!! Or some such thing 🙂
Just discovered you today via the rainbow slaw vid that you did with Jamie O. That looked so good I came over to your website and this corned beef was the first thing to grab my attention. Literally an hour before seeing this I was thinking that I needed to make some proppa corned beef, and hey presto!!! Never mind St. Patrick’s Day, I’ll be trying to fit this into my menus over the Xmas period, if I can. I’m pretty much already good to go with that, but I may be able to slot this in during the first week of the new year, if not before!
Nice one Amber! I look forward to trawling through the site some more!!
Welcome! Thank you so much! Definitely let me know if you try the Corned beef because it truly is mouthwatering!