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Recipe Corned Beef Recipe

Corned Beef Recipe
  • Serves 6
  • 6 hours
  • Difficulty Easy
  • 9 Ingredients
July 22, 2021

51 Comments

If you’re after a Corned Beef Recipe that has been tried, tested and tested again, this is it!

I grew up with my Brother and I both eagerly looking forward to Mum’s Corned Beef every couple of weeks.  She would slather it in a rich White Sauce.  Sometimes the sauce was cheesy and sometimes it had some finely chopped parsley stirred through.

Mum would usually make her Corned Beef Recipe in her Crock Pot (or slow cooker for those of you from anywhere but Australia). If she was in a rush though she would drag out her pressure cooker and get it going.  We used to stand in the kitchen and stare at that little stopper on the top of the pressure cooker – eyes wide expecting it to fly off in a burst of steam!

Nowadays, pressure cookers aren’t as dramatic. But they are incredibly effective at cutting cooking time in halves or even quarters. If you’re looking for a pressure cooker, they are now more likely to be called an ‘All in One’ Cooker.  We use and recommend the Tefal Cook4Me All in One Cooker.  Absolutely perfect for any Corned Beef Recipe as it retains all the flavour, the juiciness and gets the job done fast!

Our tips when creating the best Corned Beef Recipe …

  1. When looking for a cut of beef for this Corned Beef Recipe, look for a lovely pinky red piece of meat with no tough sinews running through the slab
  2. Buy a piece that is larger than you think you’ll need – the corned beef will tend to shrink a little when you cook
  3. Make a plan for the leftovers from this Corned Beef Recipe.  If you’re not careful everyone will pick (as it will be SO delicious) whereas you could create another whole meal.  We love Corned Beef Fritters for lunch, school lunches or a light dinner within the next few days.

Do you know who first developed a Corned Beef Recipe?

I always thought it was something quite Australian – from our bushman ancestors who no doubt would have appreciated a piece of salted beef in their swag. However according to Delish.com, when the first generation of Irish-Americans were in search of the comforting tastes of their homeland and they couldn’t afford pork or bacon, they turned to the cheapest cut of meat available at the time – beef brisket.

Given that New York City was a melting pot for immigrants from around the world, rather than boil the beef, the Irish adopted cooking methods from other cultures. Brining was a technique of the Eastern Europeans, which is a way of salt-curing meat. And the corn? Well, “corned” has nothing to do with corn but instead refers to the corn-sized salt crystals used during the brining process.

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Ingredients (serves 6)

  • 1.5kg Piece of Corned Silverside (available at all supermarkets)
  • 2 Medium Brown Onions, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 Large Carrot, roughly chopped
  • 5 Bay Leaves, fresh or dried
  • 6 Garlic Cloves, peeled and halved
  • 10 Cloves
  • 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
  • 12 cup Vinegar (any vinegar will do but I like Malt Vinegar)
  • Salt & Pepper to Season

Method

  1. Remove the silverside from the plastic and rinse under cold water. Remove any obvious sinews or pieces of fat.
  2. Sit in the slow cooker and add enough water so that the meat is fully submerged. Add all the other ingredients.
  3. Cook on high for the first 2 hours then reduce the temperature to low and cook for another 4 to 6 hours.
  4. Half an hour before serving, remove the corned beef from the water and allow to rest covered in foil on a plate.
  5. Gently slice the corned beef into 1cm thick slices and serve with boiled vegetables and a rich white sauce.

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Comments

  • Oh yes please. Its awesome with a white cheesy sauce also

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  • Grew up eating silverside and white sauce. Brings such lovely memories of family dinners when I read this recipe. Adding this to my slow cooker file.

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  • Love silverside, and this is just as my mum would make it. We love to add halved carrots for about half hour or so once the meat is removed and off the heat to take out and eat with the meal. They soak up some of that lovely broth flavour and soften perfectly in the residual heat.

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  • Not a fan of silverside but wonder if my kids would eat it?

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  • This is a fantastic staple in my household. Perfect family meal

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  • A nice hearty and warm dinner awaits. Yummy!

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  • I will have to keep my eye out for this cut of meat to try this recipe

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  • This is pretty much the recipe I have been using since my Mum taught me how to make silverside. Always turns out perfect.

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  • Oh yum! I managed to get a discounted silverside from the supermarket to freeze- this will be perfect!

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  • The game changer for me is cooking corned beef in the slow cooker. It is so tender and is now the only way I’ll do it.

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  • Can I please ask is that 12 cups of Vinegar or 1/2 cup vinegar can anyone Please answer

    • I would say half a cup of vinegar. That’s all I use!

      • Thank You for the measurement I was a bit confused hahahaha

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  • Will give this one a go, Cheers :)

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  • I have this every so often, but for a change I often cook it in apple cider. Changes the taste somewhat, but it’s heavenly.

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  • Corned silverside in the slow cooker is the best. We add orange slices to the vinegar brine. We had it last week and I love that it provides enough for a second meal!

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  • I haven’t had silverside in a while!

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  • Roast it in an oven!

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  • I’ve never made it. I must try this one.

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  • We had this last night and it was Yum! Clean plates all round.

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  • Yummm! Hubby and I love corned beef but we usually have it as part of a sandwich, like Reuben.
    I don’t put heaps of bay leaves as I find the flavour quite strong and I’m generally not a fan but I’ll have to test this one out.

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  • I’ve never added garlic and each time I make corned beef I feel like it’s missing something, I’ll add it next time and see how I go

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