Steve Corned Beef

[jnunan4759]

Well, it was good. I violated the recipe and put a can of beer in there. Turned out rare, I had a 4# brisket. Could have let it go for 7 to 7 1/2 hours. Maybe the added liquid skewed that. You do have to remove it and let it rest. I waited 20 min. and the fat was not fully congealed. Should have waited 45 minutes. Ate dinner and let it sit and now it is perfect for sandwiches tomorrow.

Taste was excellent. So tender you could cut with a fork. Searing it kept all those nice juices in. Really good.

I think the beer was a plus. The alcohol steams off in the cooking, so it's not like boozy corned beef. It's long gone. However, I would imagine different beers or ales could enhance the cooking.

But I did think that skewed the cooking time. Steve said 4T of liquid, but if I am cooking something at home and it runs out of liquid, I'm in big trouble. I'm in a world of trouble. If I got smoke or smell in the kitchen, my life turns horrible. So I try to err on the non-smoke side.