{"id":980,"date":"2021-03-06T19:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T00:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samanthataffner.com\/blog\/?p=980"},"modified":"2021-03-06T19:49:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T00:49:34","slug":"harp-brined-corn-beef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samanthataffner.com\/blog\/harp-brined-corn-beef\/","title":{"rendered":"Harp Brined Corn Beef and Cabbage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dr-block-ingredients\" class=\"dr-summary-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dr-ingredients-list\"><div class=\"dr-ingrd-title-wrap\"><h3 class=\"ingredients-title dr-title\">Brine Ingredients<\/h3><\/div><ul class=\"ingredients-list dr-unordered-list\"><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-6035a5a4131fa\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-6035a5a4131fa\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">1 white onion, peeled<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-6035a5a4131fc\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-6035a5a4131fc\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">1 apple, cored<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-6035a5a4131fd\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-6035a5a4131fd\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">1 pear, cored<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161412920349226\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161412920349226\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">3 cloves garlic, pealed<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161412875033222\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161412875033222\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">1 TBSP ginger paste<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161412875178523\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161412875178523\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">3 TBSP honey<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161429179918623\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161429179918623\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">4 garlic cloves<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161412870881520\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161412870881520\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">4 bottles of Harp<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161412870578619\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161412870578619\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">1 cup Kosher salt<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161412871801021\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161412871801021\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">2 oz pickling spice<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-6035a5a4131fe\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-6035a5a4131fe\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">1 tsp curing salt<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161413059220919\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161413059220919\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">3 cups of ice water<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161412881458625\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161412881458625\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">5 lbs beef brisket flat (do not trim fat)<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161412879131124\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161412879131124\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">Enough water to cover the beef.<\/span><\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"dr-block-ingredients\" class=\"dr-summary-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dr-ingredients-list\"><div class=\"dr-ingrd-title-wrap\"><h3 class=\"ingredients-title dr-title\">Searing\/Braising Ingredients<\/h3><\/div><ul class=\"ingredients-list dr-unordered-list\"><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161413479473828\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161413479473828\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">2 tsp garlic powder<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161413480447429\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161413480447429\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">2 TBSP freshly ground black pepper<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-6035baf15a712\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-6035baf15a712\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">1 large white onion chopped<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-6035baf15a714\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-6035baf15a714\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">6 carrots chopped<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-6035baf15a715\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-6035baf15a715\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">head of cabbage cut in to large pieces<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-6035baf15a716\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-6035baf15a716\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">1 lb of small gold potatoes<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161413494500433\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161413494500433\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">2 bottle of Harp<\/span><\/label><\/li><li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161413482613831\"\/><label for =\"dr-ing-ingredient-item-161413482613831\"><span class=\"dr-ingredient-name\">4 TSBP pickling spice<\/span><\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"dr-block-instructions\" class=\"dr-summary-holder\">\n\t<div class=\"dr-instructions\">\n\t\t<div class=\"dr-instrc-title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"directions-title dr-title\">Directions<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<ol class=\"directions-list dr-ordered-list\">\n\t\t\t<li><b>Brine for 7 -10 days<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Blend in a blender onion, apple, pear, garlic, ginger paste, honey, and 1 bottle of Harp.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Add to a large pot with a lid, puree from previous step, kosher salt, pickling spice, curing salt, and the 3 more bottles of Harp beer.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Heat on medium heat until the salt dissolves.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Turn off heat.  Add 3 cups of ice cold water to the brine.  Fill up a sink with cold water and place the pot in the sink to speed up the cooling process if desired.  It was snowy out so I placed the pot covered outside in the snow bank to speed up the cooling process.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Cut brisket in half.  You can skip this step if you have a large dutch oven.  Mine is only a 5 qt dutch oven so I cook it in batches.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Once the brine is back to room temperature place brisket in the pot.  Do not remove any fat.  If necessary add more water so the brisket is submerged.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Brine for 7 &#8211; 10 days in the refrigerator.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li><b>Preheat Oven<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Preheat oven to 175 \u00b0F.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Set one oven rack in the middle position<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<li><b>Sear 1\/2 Corned Beef<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>If you have a large dutch oven you can cook everything at once.  This recipe will be for cooking in two batches.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Remove half of the corned beef from brine and rinse under running cold water. Make sure all salt is rinsed off.  There&#8217;s no need to dry the corned beef.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Return the other brisket half back to the refrigerator still in the brine.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Season the brisket with 1\/2 of the black pepper and 1\/2 of the garlic powder on all sides. <b>DO NOT ADD ANY SALT.  It is already very salty.<\/b><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Place 1 TBSP of cooking oil to a dutch oven cast iron pan without the lid on.  Turn on heat to high.  Once the pan is very hot place fat side down in the pan.  Sear for 2 minutes on all sides.  Until a nice golden brown crust appears.  Do not forget the skinny sides.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Once the all sides are seared remove the brisket from the pan and place it on a plate while you get the braising pot ready<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li><b>Braise 1\/2 Corned Beef<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>In the cast iron dutch oven add 1\/2 of the chopped onion, 1\/2 of the chopped carrots, 1\/2 of the large cabbage pieces, and 1\/2 of the gold potatoes.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Cook for a few minutes on medium high heat.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Add 1 bottle of Harp to the pot.  Stir around to incorporate any brown bits on the bottom of the pan.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Add 2 TBSP pickling spice.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Place the seared brisket on top of the veggies.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Place lid on the dutch oven.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>Place in oven for 5.5 &#8211; 6 hours.  The brisket is done when it is fork tender.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li><b>Repeat with the searing and braising step with the other half of the corned beef.<\/b><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.samanthataffner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/PXL_20210307_001959178.PORTRAIT-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1216\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"dr-block-nutrition\" class=\"dr-nutrition-facts\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dr-title-wrap\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dr-title dr-print-block-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Nutrition Facts<\/b>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dr-nutrition-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dr-nutrition-label\"><p>Servings <strong class=\"dr-nut-label\" data-labeltype=\"servings\">8<\/strong><\/p><hr class=\"dr-nut-hr\"  \/><dl><dt><strong class=\"dr-nut-heading\">Amount Per Serving<\/strong><\/dt><section class=\"dr-clearfix\"><dt><strong>Calories<\/strong> <strong class=\"dr-nut-label\">382<\/strong><\/dt><\/section><dt class=\"dr-nut-spacer\" ><\/dt><dt class=\"dr-nut-no-border\"><strong class=\"dr-nut-heading dr-nut-right\">% Daily Value *<\/strong><\/dt><section class=\"dr-clearfix\"><dt><strong>Total Fat<\/strong> <strong class=\"dr-nut-label\">13<\/strong><strong class=\"dr-nut-label dr-nut-measurement\">g<\/strong><strong class=\"dr-nut-right\"><span class=\"dr-nut-percent\">20<\/span>%<\/strong><dl><dt><strong>Saturated Fat<\/strong> <strong class=\"dr-nut-label\">2<\/strong><strong class=\"dr-nut-label dr-nut-measurement\">g<\/strong><strong class=\"dr-nut-right\"><span class=\"dr-nut-percent\">10<\/span>%<\/strong><\/dt><\/dl><\/dt><dt><strong>Potassium<\/strong> <strong class=\"dr-nut-label\">379<\/strong><strong class=\"dr-nut-label dr-nut-measurement\">mg<\/strong><strong class=\"dr-nut-right\"><span class=\"dr-nut-percent\">11<\/span>%<\/strong><\/dt><dt><strong>Total Carbohydrate<\/strong> <strong class=\"dr-nut-label\">37<\/strong><strong class=\"dr-nut-label dr-nut-measurement\">g<\/strong><strong class=\"dr-nut-right\"><span class=\"dr-nut-percent\">13<\/span>%<\/strong><dl><dt><strong>Dietary Fiber<\/strong> <strong class=\"dr-nut-label\">7<\/strong><strong class=\"dr-nut-label dr-nut-measurement\">g<\/strong><strong class=\"dr-nut-right\"><span class=\"dr-nut-percent\">29<\/span>%<\/strong><\/dt><\/dl><dl><dt><strong>Sugars<\/strong> <strong class=\"dr-nut-label\">5<\/strong><strong class=\"dr-nut-label dr-nut-measurement\">g<\/strong><\/dt><\/dl><\/dt><dt><strong>Protein<\/strong> <strong class=\"dr-nut-label\">19<\/strong><strong class=\"dr-nut-label dr-nut-measurement\">g<\/strong><strong class=\"dr-nut-right\"><span class=\"dr-nut-percent\">38<\/span>%<\/strong><\/dt><\/section><\/dl><hr class=\"dr-nut-hr\"  \/><p class=\"dr-daily-value-text\">* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Directions Brine for 7 -10 days Blend in a blender onion, apple, pear, garlic, ginger paste, honey, and 1 bottle of Harp. 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