Old School Corned Beef & Cabbage

[smoker pete]

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. But I couldn't wait so I boiled a brisket for last night's entree.

I've tried smoking a few corned beef briskets on my MAK 2 Star 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.

Boiled a 3½ pound corned beef brisket for ~ 3 hours till the internal temperature reached 210ºF. Rested the brisket in heavy duty foil while boiling the vegetables in the same water the corned beef was cooked in. Don't forget a side of horseradish for the beef.

[Smokin Don]

I never cared much for corned beef, but probably because I never had some of yours!!! That looks delicious!!! Don

[smoker pete]

I never cared much for corned beef, but probably because I never had some of yours!!! That looks delicious!!! Don

Thanks Don 

[Pam Gould]

Exactly how I make it..hubby doesn't like it so more for me.   .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

[TwoPockets]

Looks delicious. I like corned beef more than once a year for sure. This is basically the  recipe we use.

http://www.texascooking.com/recipes/corned_beef_and_cabbage.htm

[RAD]

Now that looks great. 

[ACW3]

Pete,
That looks fantastic!  I have a couple of corned beef brisket points in the refrigerator.  I have been trying to decide how to cook them.  You made the decision for me.  I have a large corned beef brisket (almost 15 pounds) in the freezer that I may turn into lots of pastrami at a later date.

Art

[Tailgating is my game]

That look good & in my book that is the way to make it......Only thing I add is Deli Mustard & soda bread

[Pappymn]

Looks like a meal from my past.  Looks great

[Ka Honu]

If you've never done it, you should try curing your own corned beef from scratch and then continuing on to make pastrami with all or part of your creation. It takes a bit of time and some refrigerator space but it's not rocket science and you'll never want to buy those processed bagged things again. Check out amazingribs.com for the how-to on both.

[muralboy]

Great looking meal Pete.  Something that would bring any Irishman to tears of joy.

[muebe]

Pete I don't care if it is boiled because that looks downright good!

[Smokin Don]

If you've never done it, you should try curing your own corned beef from scratch and then continuing on to make pastrami with all or part of your creation. It takes a bit of time and some refrigerator space but it's not rocket science and you'll never want to buy those processed bagged things again. Check out amazingribs.com for the how-to on both.

And if you can find a good recipe for Spam you will never want the canned version again! Sorry Turtle I could not resists this! Don

[Ka Honu]

I have friends who make their own SPAM and it's excellent. Essentially it's pork shoulder, ham, garlic, and Tender Quick (with maybe a little sugar and potato starch) but I only eat about one or two cans a year so it's not really worth the time and energy to make my own. Thanks for the thought though.

[Hub]

Great looking NEBD 

Hub