food DIY Corned Beef!

[salsalady]

it's been a few years and time to Bump this ghost thread!

Just in time to get some meat in the brine!!!!

In looking for this thread, I saw the first meats posted were 2.99/lb... wow, not sure what to contribute current prices to, but today, an untrimmed brisket was $4.49/lb.

Pics coming as soon as I can figure out the DumbPhone.....

or, more likely, operator error....

 

[salsalady]

 

[salsalady]

We will be splitting this with....

[(don't know what to call him anymore...) He's not a Kid anymore, Not really Junior....Not salsakid....]

Evan and his Lovely. That's what I'm going with. They just bought a house in town, will be moving in thru March, so i'm thinking around the time the brine is ready around Mar 17th, this might work for a work party dinner.

Will keep y'all posted!

 

[HellfireFarm]

We got ours started just a few days ago too. It's so much better than the pre-made store bought.
The whole brisket is too much for one meal (actually half is too much too but leftovers...), so I'm splitting it and smoking half of it (pastrami)

 

[salsalady]

Hubby wants a corned beef pie later so I will have to save some aside. We will be catering their moving party with the corned beef dinner. Will be fun!


I am off to trim up the brisket and get it in the brine.

 

[salsalady]

Meat on the left, fat on the right

Only 2 mishaps...
While moving the cryvac bag to the bin, a corner slipped and dumped the "meat juice" on the floor. Grrrrr

Then, when pouring the brine over the meat in a couple 2 gallon zipbags...the bag sloughed over and dumped a couple cups of brine all over the counter and behind the stove. Aaagh! Time for a re-wine.