Kevins Best Corned Beef Recipes

GUINESS BAKED CORN BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• TIPS in Kevin's own words: Please read first. Process begins the night before the actual baking. Please plan accordingly.
• Here is a recipe that has the proper spice mixture. You will need to soak the corned beef! Between 2 and 4 hours and change the water every 30 minutes. The reason you never hear people talk about this is because it is usually boiled.which takes the salt out. But roasting is a whole different technique. I would leave it UNFOILED for the first couple of hours. This will create a nice bark -- the outside area that will be intensely flavored. Then you can foil and finish cooking.
• Cook it to an internal temperature over 185º. Unless you have a meat slicer and can slice VERY thin, cooking it to 150º will result in a VERY tough piece of meat. The connective tissue needs to breakdown and that takes much time and occurs around 170+º. To test for doneness, use a meat thermometer or simply poke the meat -- use a fork and twist it -- it should offer no resistance.OK, that's about it! Enjoy!
• BEGIN DIRECTIONS:.
• Soak corned brisket for 2-4 hours, changing water every 30 minutes.
• Grind peppercorns and coriander seeds. Add remaining ingredients.
• Remove brisket from water, pat dry and Rub spice mixture on the corned beef brisket.
• Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and let sit overnight in the refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 250-275°.
• Slow cook brisket uncovered for the first 2 hours. (At this point I add approximately 4 oz of beer) , then cover with foil. You will be slow baking for an additional 1 1/2 hours per pound until done.
• Internal meat temperature needs to be near 185º or above when done. It is important to use a thermometer for this part. If it is above this temperature, now worries. Just recover and keep warm until ready to eat.
• Allow meat to rest before slicing. Be sure to cut against the grain of the meat.
• My personal note: I personally like to use an electric knife for slicing. Slice and thin or thick as you like.
• In the photo: I served with boiled yukon gold potatoes (or baby reds), cabbage and carrots, the dump on the melted parsley butter (melt butter and add chopped parsley).
• Enjoy!

KEVIN'S BEST CORNED BEEF

Steps:

• Use a 14 to 20 qt. pan.
• Coarsely chop enough onions and carrots to make 1 cup each.
• In pan, place onions and carrots, corned beef with any liquid from meat, vinegar, stout, mustard seed, coriander, peppercorns, dill, allspice, and bay leaves.
• Add water to barely cover beef.
• Cover pan and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Simmer till meat is tender when pierced, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• Meanwhile, cut remaining onions into wedges.
• Cut remaining carrots into 2 inch lengths, halve them lengthwise if large.
• Cut cabbage in half through cores, then into wedges.
• Scrub potatoes.
• Add onions, carrots and potatoes to tender corned beef, place cabbage on top.
• Cover and return to simmering over high heat; reduce heat and simmer till cabbage is tender when pierced, 15 to 20 minutes.
• With slotted spoon, scoop out vegetables onto warm serving dishes.
• Using tongs and a slotted spoon, remove beef to a cutting board.
• Cut off fat.
• Slice meat across grain, place on warm platters.
• Serve meat and vegetables with mustards.