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Home-Cured Corned Beef

Name: Home-Cured Corned Beef
Total time: 103 h 45 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 800 ml water; 10 g pink curing salt no. 1 (6.25% sodium nitrite); 20 g granulated sugar; 4 cloves garlic, flattened with a knife; 40 g kosher salt; ¾ tsp black peppercorns; ¾ tsp yellow mustard seeds; ¾ tsp coriander seeds; ¾ tsp dried red pepper flakes; ¾ tsp whole allspice; 0.38 tsp ground nutmeg; ½ stick cinnamon, broken into pieces; 2½ leaves bay leaves, crumbled; ¾ tsp whole cloves; 0.38 tsp ground ginger; 900 g well-marbled beef brisket; 10 g kosher salt, for the cooking water, about 3 g per litre

A marbled brisket cured for four days in a spiced brine of about 20 parts water to 1 part salt, with curing salt to keep it rosy, then simmered slowly with the rest of the spices until it slices tender. Far better than bought.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on45 min
Total4 d
Difficulty

Ingredients

Brine

800 mlwater
10 gpink curing salt no. 1 (6.25% sodium nitrite)
20 ggranulated sugar
4 clovesgarlic, flattened with a knife
40 gkosher salt

Pickling spice

¾ tspblack peppercorns
¾ tspyellow mustard seeds
¾ tspcoriander seeds
¾ tspdried red pepper flakes
¾ tspwhole allspice
0.38 tspground nutmeg
½ stickcinnamon, broken into pieces
2½ leavesbay leaves, crumbled
¾ tspwhole cloves
0.38 tspground ginger

Beef

900 gwell-marbled beef brisket
10 gkosher salt, for the cooking water, about 3 g per litre

Contains

Mustard
Celery
Nightshades (any)
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Ginger
Cilantro / coriander
Bay leaf
Black and white pepper
Allspice
Cinnamon
Clove
Nutmeg
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Beef and veal
Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop
Kitchen scale

Season

Spring
Winter

Occasion

Weekend project
Holiday

Effort

20–45 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Needs advance prep
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: low
Fat: high
Fiber: high
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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