I love old school corned beef & cabbage!! When I say old school I'm referring to a New England boiled dinner consisting of boiled corned beef, cabbage, carrots, celery, white onions, and red potatoes. In other words - your traditional St. Patrick's day meal. I've discovered over the years that not all people love corned beef as much as I do. Why is beyond me but then I'm not complaining cause it leaves more leftovers to graze on.
I've tried smoking a few corned beef briskets on my MAK 2 Star smoker-grill and/or baked in the oven but it's not really the same. There's just something about the texture of a boiled corned beef that smoking or baking can't match ... at least to me. After all, everything about cooking comes down to personal preferences and tastes.
A New England boiled dinner is very easy. I really trust the quality of meat at my local Costco store and corned beef is no exception. You'll not find select grade meats at Costco - they're all Choice or Prime.
Started with a 3½ pound choice grade corned beef round brisket. Using my largest pot I brought the brisket to a boil before turning it down to a semi-hard simmer and boiling the brisket for 3 hours. The instructions called for 2½ to 3 hours but as always, I cook everything to [easyazon_link keywords="Thermapen Mk4" locale="US" tag="ftd-20"]internal temperatures[/easyazon_link]. I take my briskets to 205º - 210ºF and in this case 3 hours was just the right amount of time to reach 210ºF. Wrapped the corned beef in heavy duty foil until the vegetables were boiled.
Some people like to throw in the quartered cabbage, carrots, celery, onions, and potatoes in the pot with the corned beef. Using the same water that the corned beef was simmered in I prefer to boil the vegetables by themselves while the corned beef is resting in the foil. Years ago I started steaming my potatoes separately. These days I like to use my [easyazon_link keywords="B00N310CKG" locale="US" tag="ftd-20"]Instant Pot pressure cooker[/easyazon_link] for the spuds.
The Money $hot - New England Boiled Dinner - Corned Beef, cabbage, carrots, celery, onion, and potatoes ... Best of all there's plenty of leftovers to graze on! I've never really eaten much corned beef hash over the years but I love frying the vegetables up in [easyazon_link keywords="california olive ranch" locale="US" tag="ftd-20"]extra virgin olive oil[/easyazon_link] and serving the corned beef with a side of horseradish.
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