St. Patrick's Day did not come soon enough!

[csziggy]

So I made my dinner for it tonight.

Corned Beef Dinner
3 lb. corned beef with spice packet
2 small onions, roughly chopped
4 cloves of garlic, minced
2 small carrots, chopped
3 cups water

Cut beef brisket in half so it fits in crock pot. Add the rest of the ingredients, cook on high for four hours or until the beef is nearly done. Add:

12 small red potatoes, cut in half, unpeeled.
five carrots, cut in 2-3" pieces

Cook for 40 minutes. Take out the beef. Add:

1 small cabbage, cut into wedges. Cook about 20 minutes, until the cabbage is just done but still slightly crisp.

Serve with deli mustard with horseradish.

OMG, it was soooooo good!

I actually bought two corned beef briskets - I'm going to cook the second one tomorrow and after I have dinner I will use some of the leftovers to make corned beef hash to freeze. Some of the meat will be for corned beef sandwiches, too. That's why two briskets!

[Denninmi]

1. Well, I was told I could only buy one.

"You're the only one that will eat it. It will go to waste."

That's just how my household rolls.

So, I just went through the pile of them in the display case and found the biggest one, about 4 pounds, which is about twice the size that I usually buy.

Ha ha.:rofl:

[csziggy]

4. Half of onecorned beef brisket is in the freezer with the fixings

The other whole brisket is in the crock pot cooking. I had corned beef on rye for lunch and will have corned beef with cabbage and veggies for dinner.

The corned beef is on sale through Wednesday - I may buy another one! I can freeze it in the bag it comes in and cook it later in the year.

[Blues Heron]

2. Made one two days ago!

Been enjoying leftovers for sandwiches. I like corned beef because it stands on its own well in a sandwich (if you want). Just bread and meat. Heh ;)

I did this one like the one I made last year - soaked 2 hours to remove some of the salt, studded it with cloves, slathered with honey mustard, put carrots and onions in the pan with the brisket, 300 degrees for 3-4 hours, remove most of the drippings as needed (mostly water)

It was uncovered for the first 45 minutes to firm up the mustard coating, then covered for all but the last half hour or so.

so good I might have to make another! I love when they start appearing at the supermarket!

[csziggy]

5. MMM, that sounds like a good recipe!

Maybe I will try it - next year.

[EFerrari]

3. Mom isn't a big meat eater or Irish but she's been hinting around

that if I cook a brisket, she'll find it in herself to have some. :evilgrin:

[csziggy]

6. Even though hubby swears he does not like corned beef

He's having it for dinner tomorrow! I bet he will like it this way. If he doesn't, I'm not sharing any of my corned beef hash with him.

[blue neen]

7. That's what we're having right now, and it is soooo good!

We cooked the brisket in the slow cooker...it's very tender! :)

[grasswire]

8. I paraphrase the old Good Housekeeping Cookbook recipe

Cover meat with water and add

2 bay leaves
2 cloves garlic
1 small green pepper, halved
2 carrots, halved
1 yellow onion, halved
tablespoon whole peppercorns
teaspoon whole cloves
seasoning packet from meat
huge handful fresh parsley with the stems

Cover, bring to a boil, turn down to simmer. I cook it for five hours. Be sure to let the meat rest before trying to slice it, and be SURE to slice against the grain.

BTW, doggies really like a cup of the leftover juice on their kibble.