St. Patrick's Day Recipe

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St. Patrick's Day is here!

Interested in making a homemade corned beef?

We got the perfect recipe for you recommended by the Fork Reporter himself.

Ingredients

• One beef brisket, about 4 pounds
• One bottle (12-ounces) dark beer (optional)
• Water to cover
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 10 whole cloves
• 10 juniper berries
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon dill seeds
• 2 small pieces dried ginger root, or 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 6 whole allspice berries, or 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 6 cardamom seeds, or 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mace

Instructions

1. Place the brisket in a large pot or Dutch oven.
2. Add the beer, water to cover, brown sugar and salt, stirring to combine.
3. Place all the seeds, berries and bay leaves in a piece of cheesecloth and tie with a piece of cooking twine. (If using any ground spices, just stir them into the liquid.)
4. Add the cheesecloth.
5. Place the pot over high heat and bring to a boil.
6. Reduce heat to medium low, cover and simmer until the meat is fork tender, about 2-1/2 hours.
7. Remove from the pot and thinly slice across the grain.
8. Serve as is with some of the juices and your favorite mustard or horseradish sauce.

We hope this helps!

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