Corned Beef and Cabbage (the cabbage has cooked down and disappeared)
In the time of COVID-19, we’ll be switching our focus on simpler meals that can be prepared using ingredients that are already in your home or readily available. Today being St. Patrick’s Day, we can start with a real winner: corned beef and cabbage. It’s easy, it’s filling, and most of the ingredients are currently on sale at your local supermarket (and hopefully in stock: at our local store the fresh meat shelves were stripped bare but there was plenty of cured product).
To make corned beef and cabbage, simply dump your hunk of corned beef (flats recommended) into a pot, add water to cover, and simmer 50 minutes per pound with the spices and liquid that come inside the bag. Add potatoes and carrots, peeled if you want and cut into serving-size chunks, the last 30 minutes; add quartered cabbage and onion the last 15 minutes. Serve with zesty mustard (we like to mix some dried mustard with the cooked down liquid from the pot) and some good bread.
Corned beef will also keep in its package indefinitely in its freezer, so it’s good to have on hand if you think you might be stuck at home for a while. If we’re not making corned beef and cabbage, we like to cook it in the oven or even in the smoker, like a regular brisket. And cabbage, in addition to being one of the world’s most healthful and versatile vegetables, will keep for a good long time in your fridge. Simply peel off the outer layers (which will also protect you against any contamination) till you get to the good stuff, then try one of our many coleslaw recipes. (Vincent’s cole slaw is by far the most popular, but if you don’t like garlic KFC style is a close runner up).
Happy St. Patrick’s Day. And stay safe.
I had a CB fail yesterday…bought a different brand…still a flat, but it was a SALT BOMB!!! oh well…saving the rest for hash this weekend…won’t need to add any salt to it….
I expect that with corned beef. Price Chopper actually pulled a fast one on this year by making their bargain flats ($1.79/lb with coupon) out of rounds rather than brisket. It was ok, but I paid up for a $3.79/lb brisket flat as well to cook for sandwiches. This is Shannon brand which is low end and I’m sure full of all kinds of bad things, along with salt, but it satisfies my CB tooth.