Homemade Corned Beef Seasoning
Make your own flavorful corned beef seasoning blend at home to elevate your brisket into tender, juicy, and spiced-up corned beef. Perfect for brining, smoking, or adding bold flavor to your dishes.
Ingredients
- N/A Mustard Seeds Yellow or brown
- N/A Coriander Seeds Lemony, earthy
- N/A Black Peppercorns Whole or cracked
- N/A Whole Cloves Best whole
- N/A Bay Leaves Rip for more flavor
- N/A Allspice Berries Optional
- N/A Cinnamon Stick Small piece
- N/A Cardamom Pods or Ground Cardamom Optional
- N/A Crushed Red Pepper Flakes Optional for heat
- N/A Salt Pickling salt recommended
- N/A Sugar Brown or white
Instructions
- Toast mustard seeds, coriander, peppercorns, cloves, allspice berries, and cinnamon until fragrant.
- Combine toasted spices with bay leaves, salt, sugar, and any extra seasonings.
- Dissolve seasoning blend in water with pickling salt and sugar to create a brine for the beef.
- Place beef brisket in brine, refrigerate for 5-7 days to develop flavor.
- Rinse cured beef, cook low and slow until fork-tender. Serve with classic sides or get creative with dishes like Reubens or hash.
Notes
Experiment with additional spices like juniper berries, fennel seeds, or star anise for more flavor variations. Store extra seasoning blend in airtight jar for future use.
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