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Originally Posted by RandyBoBandy
Thank you for this awesome link!!!
I've been looking to make homemade corn beef for a 6 weeks. I keep finding brisket but in sizes too big for just 2 of us. I was at the Kingsway RCS today and I'll be darned, they had brisket in 3-4 lbs individually wrapped. Bought 2 to get going on the homemade corned beef. Killer will be pickling the brisket for 5 days  Then into the Instant Pot |
Personally, I find the boil more important than the brining. You must brine but that recipe can basically be salt, water and cure. You can get fancy and dry-brine, or add some other spices but I find it doesn’t add as much flavour as what you boil it in, in the end. The boil with cabbage, carrots celery, onion, potatoes and spices makes it good corned beef in my experience. Also, if you have a smoker definitely get 15 pound briskets next time. Cut it into 4 and brine. After the brine dry off 3 of them and use your favourite rub. Smoke them, turning them into pastrami and freeze them. Everyone at work I’ll be jealous of your sandwiches.