The Boni Bunch: Corned Beef

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Corned Beef

Yesterday, I ventured out and tried cooking something I've never done before! I love experimenting with new things!

One day last week, Tim said, "This week is St. Patty's day, we need corned beef & cabbage!" I laughed... in the almost 9 years of our marriage, he's never wanted this for St Patty's day! LOL... but ok...whatever...sounds yummy!

So, I went to the store and bought a 3lb corned beef brisket. I read up online about how to make it... people's reviews and recipes for the "best" corned beef! Then I made it my own way...with their suggestions. I put small red potatoes in the bottom of the crockpot. Then on top of the potatoes, I put the corned beef. The meat comes with a seasoning packet, so I added that PLUS my own variety of seasonings (salt, pepper, garlic powder) plus some diced onions. I added water up to the meat, then added beer to cover the meat. The beer gave it a really nice flavor. ANYWAYS, I let it simmer in the crockpot for 7 hours, then I added chopped cabbage and large pieces of celery to cook in there with it.

After a total of 9 hours in the crockpot, it was PERFECT!!

We had leftovers, so today for dinner, I made Reuben Sandwiches! I got some Russian Rye bread, baby Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Thousand Island dressing. I layered bread, corned beef, sauerkraut, dressing, cheese, more meat, and bread...then I grilled it on the griddle....like you'd make a grilled cheese. (I slightly warmed the meat & sauerkraut first though so it would be warm throughout) It was SOOO good... Tim and I both had 1 1/2 sandwiches... we were stuffed, but they were too good to stop at just one!! LOL...

All in all, I would call my corned beef adventure a success! It was SO easy to make...just put it in a pot, cover with water (or beer), and cook the heck out of it! If you cook on the stove, it'll probably only take about 3-4 hours... but I like the all day simmering of a crockpot!!

Thanks for reading...enjoy!

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Annissa March 20, 2011 at 7:10 PM
The sandwiches sound gross to me. But it's nothing personal...I've always thought reubens sounded gross. lol
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Laurie JMarch 21, 2011 at 11:17 AM
I'm sorry to read about your loss--I'll be praying for you and you fam. I'm not sure about the corned beef by itself, but it sounds like a terrific sandwich. Esp. adding the thousand island dressing--GENIUS ;)
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MarthaMarch 21, 2011 at 5:00 PM
I love a good Reuben sandwhich, which is wierd because I don't really care for sauerkraut on anything else, and I don't think I like corned beef by itself either. But put them together and I'm in love!
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Corned Beef

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