CORNED BEEF

(Submitted by Jennifer)

Jennifer writes: "This is a wonderful recipe for making corned beef by scratch. By making your corned beef by scratch from a round roast, you can have nice lean corned beef (those briskets in the store are always so fatty!)"

INGREDIENTS

8 cups water

1 cup salt

1/4 cup sugar

1 bay leaf

6 peppercorns

1 clove garlic, minced

1 tablespoon plus 1-1/2 tablespoons whole mixed pickling spices, divided

5-6 pound round roast

1 celery stalk

1 onion, chopped

1 carrot, chopped

To Prepare: Mix water, salt, sugar, bay leaf, peppercorns, garlic, 1 T pickling spice and beef in a crock, cover with a plate and put a weight on top. Let meat stand in brine 36 hours. Meat will then be ready to cook.

To cook: Wash the corned beef. Put it into a large kettle. Cover with boiling water. Add remaining 1-1/2 T pickling spice, onion, celery, and carrot. Cover and simmer for 4 to 4-1/2 hours until tender. Cool beef in broth.

About Jennifer: Jennifer has a delightful site on the web, Jennifer's Page that includes a recipe page called My Family's Favorite Recipes.

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