We could not find a brisket at the local market, so we decided to try our hand at smoked corned beef. The plan was to use the meat for Reubens and for smoked corned beef hash browns - because I'm posting this after the fact, I can report that the sandwiches and hash were really good - as usual there is something special about the smoky flavor you can develop at home.
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We soaked the corned beef in water to remove some of the salt - turns out that we might have soaked longer if we wanted to eat it plain, but on sandwiches and hash it was perfectly seasoned.
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We toasted small bread rounds for the smoked salmon we plan to snack on while the meat cooks
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Here's our snack - smoked salmon, cream cheese, onion, and capers. The drinks are sparkling wine pomegranate mimosas.
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Almost done; we can almost taste those Reubens!
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Here's a nice chunk we plan to use for smoked corned beef hash
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