How To Cook Corned Beef
A three pound corned beef could take three hours or more to become perfectly tender.
How to cook corned beef. Increase heat to return the pot to a boil. Place the cinnamon stick in the water. Put the preparedcorned beef into a large pan with enough cold water to cover the meat.
Once boiling reduce heat cover and continue to simmer gently for about 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Once boiling reduce the heat until it is a gentle simmer. Step 2 bring pot to boil remove grey foam that rises to the surface then reduce heat to a low simmer.
Bring the pot to the boil and cover and simmer for 4 hours. Add the bay leaves peppercorns cloves vinegar sugar onions and enough water to cover. Cook on high for four hours or low for 8 hours.
A low gentle simmer on the stovetop or in the slow cooker are two methods for cooking up soft tender slices of corned beef every time. Not filling the pot with enough water. Once cooked take the meat out and scrape off any fat while it s still hot.
7 slice and serve. Place the beef in a large heavy based deep saucepan. Add the remaining ingredients to the pan and bring to the boil then reduce heat cover and simmer gently until the meat is cooked approx 2 hours.
Reduce the heat to a simmer and cover the pot. Add the rest of the ingredients and fill with enough water to cover the beef. Reduce the heat to low cover and simmer for 1 hour 30 minutes or when the beef is firm to the touch.