Corned Beef Brisket?

hydrangeablue

My husband's grandparents used to cook a special meal for the family every year on St. Patrick's Day and the tradition was lost after they passed away because my MIL does not cook. I want to recreate this meal (corned beef and cabbage) for my husband this weekend but I have never cooked corned beef before and I don't know where to buy it or how to tell if it's a "good" one. I just called one store that is known for their meat department and they told me that have packaged corned beef in a cooler in front of the meat counter... is that okay? I'm a vegetarian so buying meat is completely out of my realm. Any help you all could offer would be wonderful! Thank you!

khagan9368

Corned beef is pretty simple, they usually come shrink wrapped in plastic, a lot are already seasoned. You are just going to boil the heck out of it so the only thing you are really looking for is weight, and that depends on how many ppl you are trying to feed and how much leftovers you want.  Corned beef is a pretty simple meal.  Keep in mind they shrink a LOT while cooking.

alithebride

do you have a good local butcher? you can call them and see if they have any. they'll also be able to give you some good advice about cooking.

hydrangeablue

Thanks! I have a crock pot recipe that I'm going to try the first time around.

ChristyDM82

I've never made one either, but I plan on trying this recipe this year.

Wine Enthusiast

I bought a flat cut corned beef and cooked it in the slowcooker with diced red potatoes mixed with lipton onion soup mix to one side, sauerkraut to the other side and set the corned beef on top of the sauerkraut after I seasoned it.  It was VERY good.

Jenni232323

I always check the sodium content on the pre-seasoned packages. It's typically up there, and even though it's a once a year meal, it's best to get the lowest sodium option available.

Like pp's said, it's super simple and tasty for leftovers on some rye bread the next day.