Rachels Corned Beef Brisket Recipes

CORNED BEEF

Steps:

• *To make your own pickling spice, use 4 crumbled dry bay leaves, 8 to 10 juniper berries, 1 tablespoon cracked black peppercorns, 2 teaspoons cracked allspice berries, 1 tablespoon dry thyme, 1/2 tablespoon each mustard seed and coriander seed
• Pat meat dry and pierce meat all over on both sides with tip of skewer or small sharp knife tip
• Bring 1 quart water to a boil and add salt, sugar, pink salt and pickling spices
• Stir to dissolve salts and sugar into the liquid
• Let cool (I put my pot outside to quick cool)
• In a large, 2-gallon plastic bag
• combine the cooled brine base with remaining 3 quarts water
• Add meat, remove all the air and seal bag
• Place on a tray in the fridge and weigh meat down under a second tray to keep it submerged
• Refrigerate for 5 days, turning meat once a day
• To cook, remove meat from brine and pat dry
• Add to Dutch oven with 1 quart chicken stock then add enough water to cover the meat by an inch
• Add carrots, celery and onion, and bring to boil
• Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 2 hours
• Add cabbage and simmer another 30-40 minutes
• Remove vegetables to a warm platter, slice meat and top with stock to keep moist
• Serve with bread and mustard alongside

BRISKET BOWLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• For the brisket: Bring the beef to room temp and pat dry. Sprinkle the brisket with salt and pepper. Heat 3 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high to high heat. Add the meat and brown on both sides, then remove. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil and then add the garlic, celery, carrots, chiles, onions and ginger. Season with salt and pepper, and stir 8 to 10 minutes. Add the tomato paste, and stir. Then, add the stock, tamari, mirin and vinegar. Add the brisket and cover. Braise in the oven until very tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
• Remove the brisket from the sauce. Puree the sauce to smooth in a food processor or with an immersion blender, if desired. Slice the brisket and add back to the sauce. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over medium heat, stirring gently.
• For the rice: The night you serve, heat the stock and butter to a boil. Add the rice and stir. Season with salt and cover, reduce the heat to a simmer, medium low. In a food processor, pulse the spinach and cilantro into a fine chop. After the rice has cooked 15 minutes, stir in the cilantro, spinach and the lime zest. Cover and cook until the rice is tender, about 3 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Cut the zested lime into wedges.
• Fill the bowls with the green rice and make a well in the center of the bowl. Fill with the beef, and top with the juice from a wedge of a lime, scallions, drizzle of sesame oil, sesame seeds and a few drops of hot sauce.

RACHAEL RAY'S ST. PADDY'S CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE STOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat.
• Add the onion, celery, carrots and bay leaf and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add the cabbage by the handful, season with salt and pepper and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes.
• Add the beer and boil until reduced, 1 minute.
• Stir in the chicken broth, tomatoes and the 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce.
• Add the corned beef and rice.
• Bring the stoup to a boil, then simmer until the rice is tender, about 15 minutes.
• Season with salt, pepper and more Worcestershire sauce; serve the stoup in shallow bowls. P.
• ass the bread and butter around the table.

SMOKED CORNED BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Combine coriander, fennel seeds, brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and mustard seed in a small bowl.
• Place brisket in a glass baking dish and rub spice mixture all over. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days.
• Soak wood chips in water for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat a smoker to 240 degrees F (116 degrees C) according to manufacturer's instructions. Maintain temperature for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Drain wood chips and place on coals. Place a water pan on the smoker and add water to the depth of the fill line. Place brisket on the lower cooking grate and cover with the smoker lid. Smoke for 2 hours.
• Pull brisket from the smoker and wrap tightly in foil. Return to the smoker until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers at least 190 to 200 degrees F (88 to 93 degrees C), about 3 hours.
• Remove brisket from the smoker and let rest for 40 minutes. Slice corned beef against the grain.

BRAISED CORNED BEEF BRISKET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
• Discard any flavoring packet from corned beef. Brush brisket with browning sauce on both sides. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and brown brisket on both sides in the hot oil, 5 to 8 minutes per side.
• Place brisket on a rack set in a roasting pan. Scatter onion and garlic slices over brisket and add water to roasting pan. Cover pan tightly with aluminum foil.
• Roast in the preheated oven until meat is tender, about 6 hours.

CORNED BEEF BRISKET - FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Combine all of the brine ingredients and bring to a boil, then cool.
• In a huge plastic roasting bag (do NOT use a garbage bag), place the beef brisket, the cooled brine, and the 4 garlic cloves.
• Make sure that all of the meat is covered by the brine (cutting the brisket in pieces if you need to), tie off tightly, place in a pot large enough to hold it all, and refrigerate for 6 to 7 days, turning occasionally.
• After the 6 to 7 days, remove brisket from the brine and discard the brine.
• Rinse the meat thoroughly, then place in a Dutch oven or other large pot and add enough water to come up 2/3 to 3/4 of the way up the side of the meat.
• Add the rest of the Simmering Liquid ingredients (peppercorns, mustard seeds, allspice, cloves and garlic), bring to a boil and skim off any foam.
• Reduce heat to a low simmer and cook, covered, for at least 3 hours, but 4 hours doesn't hurt anything. Meat will be SO tender and delicious!