recipe for home-cured corned beef
"Prepared without nitrate or nitrate salts, this recipe for home-cured beef is quite simple to prepare, requiring little preparation – just good, wholesome ingredients. We serve it with boiled cabbage and new potatoes seasoned with a sizable sprinkling of fresh parsley. If you like to celebrate St. Patrick’s day with corned beef, cabbage and soda bread in the best of Irish-american tradition, you can begin brining the beef up to ten days prior to the date you plan to serve it. Want to see more photos of the curing process, view the full set on flickr...."
INGREDIENTS
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ingredients for home-cured corned beef:
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2 to 3 lb grass-fed beef brisket or other cut of grass-fed beef
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1/2 cup unrefined sea salt
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1/2 cup pickling spices
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2 cups fresh whey
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2 cups celery juice
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other items needed for curing beef:
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100% cotton cheesecloth
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100% cotton cooking string or twine
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lidded ceramic crock or glass bowl
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weight (such as a ceramic plate)
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