Home-Cured Corned Beef

Name: Home-Cured Corned Beef
Ingredients: 1 (8 to 10 lb.) beef brisket; 1½ c. salt; 1 c. sugar; ¾ tsp. saltpeter

Preparation info

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Published 1972

It makes superb sandwiches

Ingredients

Mix together salt, sugar and saltpeter. Cut meat in 5″ chunks. Work on heavy brown paper; rub each piece of meat thoroughly with salt mixture.
Pack meat tightly into 2-gal. crock or enamel pan. Spread remaining salt mixture over top of meat. Cover with plate that fits tightly and weight it down. (Tight packing and salt bring juices from meat, making a curing solu