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Homemade Corned Beef
valpowers wants to cook this
Dinner
- 6 lb beef brisket, about 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick
- brine:
- 4 quarts of water
- 1 1/2 cups kosher salt
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 10 bay leaves
- 8 cloves garlic
- 5 whole star anise
- 2 sticks cinnamon, broken up
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds
- 1 tablespoon brown mustard seeds
- 2 tablespoons whole peppercorn mix
- 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon sodium nitrite*
- 1 tablespoon whole coriander
- 1/2 tablespoon whole cardamom
- 2 teaspoons dill seed
- 1 teaspoon mace
- 1 teaspoon celery flakes
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- the cooking spices:
- 1 cinnamon stick, broken up
- 3 whole star anise
- 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard seed
- 1 tablespoon brown mustard seed
- 1 tablespoon dill seed
- 1 tablespoon coriander
Beef brisket
