To Boil Corned Beef
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Wash the corned beef thoroughly.
Place it in a pot and cover with cold water.
Skim the surface carefully.
Cook
Bring to a boil and cook for 40 minutes per pound.
Boil gently and for a long time for best results.
If serving cold, press the meat with a heavy weight.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Corned beef
- Is the main ingredient, cooked by simmering until tender.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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