Recipe

Corning Beef An Old Pennslylvania Dutch Recipe Recipe

	Robertg / All my dishes 9 months ago better tasting and not chemically treated Prep:15m Cook:240m Servings:6	Robertg
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Ingredients

5-10# beef bricket

1 cup salt

1/2 cup brown sugar

8 whole cloves with bud removed

8 bay leafs

4 garlic cloves,chopped

24 peppercorns

1 Tbd. vinegar

1 heaping tsp. saltpeter(from the drug stope)

water to cover

Directions

remove excess fat.place in a deep stone crock. mix all the ingerdients,except water,and add to beef.

add enough cold water to completly immerge meat.

invert a plate over meat and weigh down with any non-metal object( I use a,well scrubbed)brick wrapped in foil.

place in a cool,dark place for atleast a week can brine for several months

you can cut off a piece for immediate use(after 14-16 days) and leave the rest for later.

you can't over brine

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Comments

organicmama 9 months ago said:
This sounds wonderful, thanks for sharing!

pleclare 9 months ago said:
This sounds great. Thanks! Happy Thanksgiving......

henrie 9 months ago said:
Oh thank you for posting this, I sure would love to try this. Bookmarking to do after the holidays. Great post.

dixiejet 9 months ago said:
Yum ! Sounds delicious ! I'm going to have to try this....my husband thinks that brisket should just be smoked but I like the brine,myself. ;o)

linebb956 9 months ago said:
Hey Robert... I can do this in South Texas... ? It won't spoil? My Husbands Grandma, who was German, did this.. but in Michigan in the fall so it was cool... I loved it!

linebb956 9 months ago said:
Wait... how do you cook it after it is brined..?

httpmom 3 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Thanks for this...just love corned beef!

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