Peter's Corned Beef
- 5 pounds beef brisket
- 4 quarts water
- 2 cups kosher salt
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon juniper berries
- 2 teaspoons allspice berries
- 2 each bay leaves
- 6 each garlic cloves peeled
- Using fork, pierce the meat all over.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients together until the sugar dissolves.
- Pour the brine over the meat, cover, and refrigerate for 10 days.
- Remove the meat and rinse thoroughly.
- Place the meat in a stock pot and cover with water.
- Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce the heat.
- Simmer for 1 hour.
- Pour off the water, cover with cold water and repeat cooking process until the beef is very tender.
- Remove from water.
- Cool the meat and slice paper thin.
- To make a reuben: On both slices of rye sourdough bread, spread Russian dressing.
- Layer the meat, cheese and sauerkraut between the bread.
- Spread butter on both sides of bread and place on a hot grill.
- Grill for 2 minutes on each side.
- Remove from the heat and slice.
beef brisket, water, kosher salt, brown sugar, juniper berries, berries, bay leaves, garlic
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/peters-corned-beef-34500 (may not work)