A tasty way to cook corned beef.
Ingredients
- 2 kg corned beef
- 1 onion halved large peeled
- 6 whole cloves
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp golden syrup
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 cinnamon stick
- 6 peppercorns
- 1 carrot chopped
- 1 celery stick chopped
Mustard sauce
- 1 tbs plain flour
- 2 tsp mustard
- 30 g butter
- 2 tbs white vinegar
- 1 egg
Method
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Step 1Remove meat from plastic and rinse in cold water to remove excess salt. Press 3 cloves into each half onion. Cut carrot and celery into 1 cm pieces.
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Step 2Place meat in cooker on lowest setting and just cover with cold water.
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Step 3Add all other ingredients, cover and cook for 4 hours. Do not remove lid.
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Step 4Quickly turn meat after 4 hours, replace lid and cook for a further 3-4 hours.
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Step 5If serving hot, remove from liquid and leave to rest in a warm place for 20 minutes. Reserve liquid
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Step 6Serve with mustard sauce and mashed potatoes.
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Step 7If serving cold turn off cooker, leave meat in liquid until cold, when cold, remove from liquid and refrigerate meat.
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Step 8Mustard sauce: Place all ingredients and 2 tablespoons of liquid from which the meat has been cooked into a saucepan.
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Step 9Stir continuously until thickened. Do not boil or overcook or the egg will scramble.
Equipment
- 1 saucepan
- 1 slow cooker
Recipe Notes
For the mustard sauce: Add 2 tbs of the cooked meat liquid from the slow cooker.
Avoid opening oven lid unnecessarily, each time you do so add 20 minutes to cooking time.
Cold corned beef is great on sandwiches.
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