If you don’t like corned beef, please move on. This post is not for you. Come to think of it tomorrows post isn’t for you either. Come back Sunday. I will definitely have a recipe for all the corned beef haters out there on Sunday.
Now all of you still with me must be corned beef lovers right? I have a recipe that is going to rock your corned beef loving world! We are going to make a spice rub, rub our brisket, then put it in the oven and bake it. That is right, bake, not boil it! Don’t get me wrong, I love boiled corned beef. Until this year it was the only way I had ever had corned beef. But this recipe blows boiled corned beef out of the water, pun intended.
This is the most time intensive recipe I have on my blog but it is not labor intensive. The total recipe took a little over 8 hours because I soaked the brisket for two hours before I baked it to reduce the salt content. The only other change I made was not to use the tin foil. This may have accounted for the longer cooking time.
The actual labor part of the recipe is about 10 minutes, if you are slow. The labor and patience required for this recipe is totally worth it. It makes the best corned beef I have ever eaten.
Baked Corned Beef
Ingredients
2-4 lb corned beef brisket
Spice packet, included with your brisket
1 1/2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp dried thyme leaves
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp garlic powder
About two hours before you want to start cooking, place the brisket in a large bowl and cover with water. Every 30 minutes or so change the water, for two hours. Remove the brisket from the water and pat dry. Don’t trim the fat cap. Pat the brisket dry. Rub the spices over both sides of the brisket and place on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake at 275 degrees for 4 hours or until the meat is fall apart tender. The time it takes the brisket to get to fork tender may vary due to variations in individual ovens. Be patient. It is totally worth it.
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