Food question.?!
Sliced beef is sliced, Roast beef is roasted!. Whwt in the hell makes corned beef (aside from the beef) is it corn!? if so what process does it go through!?!.!.!.!.!.seriously!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
From "Good Eats" on the Food Network!.
2 quarts water
1 cup kosher salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons saltpeter [ see note below ]
1 cinnamon stick, broken into several pieces
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
8 whole cloves
8 whole allspice berries
12 whole juniper berries
2 bay leaves, crumbled
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 pounds ice
1 (4 to 5 pound) beef brisket, trimmed
1 small onion, quartered
1 large carrot, coarsely chopped
1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped
Place the water into a large 6 to 8 quart stockpot along with salt, sugar, saltpeter, cinnamon stick, mustard seeds, peppercorns, cloves, allspice, juniper berries, bay leaves and ginger!. Cook over high heat until the salt and sugar have dissolved!. Remove from the heat and add the ice!. Stir until the ice has melted!. If necessary, place the brine into the refrigerator until it reaches a temperature of 45 degrees F!. Once it has cooled, place the brisket in a 2-gallon zip top bag and add the brine!. Seal and lay flat inside a container, cover and place in the refrigerator for 10 days!. Check daily to make sure the beef is completely submerged and stir the brine!.
After 10 days, remove from the brine and rinse well under cool water!. Place the brisket into a pot just large enough to hold the meat, add the onion, carrot and celery and cover with water by 1-inch!. Set over high heat and bring to a boil!. Reduce the heat to low, cover and gently simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until the meat is fork tender!. Remove from the pot and thinly slice across the grain!.
--------------NOTE--------------------!.!.!.
SALT PETER CAN BE REPLACED WITH
Mortons quick cure --- I use Insta-Cure#1
From www!.sausagemaker!.com
I hope this helps you!. jim bWww@FoodAQ@Com
2 quarts water
1 cup kosher salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons saltpeter [ see note below ]
1 cinnamon stick, broken into several pieces
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
8 whole cloves
8 whole allspice berries
12 whole juniper berries
2 bay leaves, crumbled
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
2 pounds ice
1 (4 to 5 pound) beef brisket, trimmed
1 small onion, quartered
1 large carrot, coarsely chopped
1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped
Place the water into a large 6 to 8 quart stockpot along with salt, sugar, saltpeter, cinnamon stick, mustard seeds, peppercorns, cloves, allspice, juniper berries, bay leaves and ginger!. Cook over high heat until the salt and sugar have dissolved!. Remove from the heat and add the ice!. Stir until the ice has melted!. If necessary, place the brine into the refrigerator until it reaches a temperature of 45 degrees F!. Once it has cooled, place the brisket in a 2-gallon zip top bag and add the brine!. Seal and lay flat inside a container, cover and place in the refrigerator for 10 days!. Check daily to make sure the beef is completely submerged and stir the brine!.
After 10 days, remove from the brine and rinse well under cool water!. Place the brisket into a pot just large enough to hold the meat, add the onion, carrot and celery and cover with water by 1-inch!. Set over high heat and bring to a boil!. Reduce the heat to low, cover and gently simmer for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until the meat is fork tender!. Remove from the pot and thinly slice across the grain!.
--------------NOTE--------------------!.!.!.
SALT PETER CAN BE REPLACED WITH
Mortons quick cure --- I use Insta-Cure#1
From www!.sausagemaker!.com
I hope this helps you!. jim bWww@FoodAQ@Com
Corned beef is a cut of beef (usually brisket, but sometimes round or silverside) cured or pickled in a seasoned brine!.
The "corn" in "corned beef" refers to the "corn" or grains of coarse salts used to cure it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The "corn" in "corned beef" refers to the "corn" or grains of coarse salts used to cure it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
it's just the name, corned beef is almost pickled, it actually is boiled then and has brine, and it's the brisket cut, as is pastrami which is seasoned and baked instead of boiled like corned beefWww@FoodAQ@Com
Sliced beef is ANY beef that's sliced! (All roast beef can be sliced, but not all sliced beef are roast beef)!.!.!.!.A roast beef and a corned beef are both sliced! !.!.!. Corned beef is a brisket that has been cured in a brine (NOT ground beef, as someone said)!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's not corn, it's just a type of grounded beef!. Nothing more, nothing less!. i, being a vegitarian, dont eat it too much!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
it is just the nameWww@FoodAQ@Com