Corned Beef Round?

Teefus

Bride of Teefus hit the store today to get the St Patty’s corned beef brisket. All they had was corned beef round. I’ve never heard of such a thing. It sure looks lean and tough. Brisket shortage this year?

danhoo

I made pastrami out of one for stupor bowl sundae. 

It was pretty tasty. 

Teefus

I did some research and while more commonly used for Pastrami, round is often used for Corned Beef. Whodathunkit? Some of the articles I found suggested that it's actually better than the flat because it's leaner. We'll give it a whirl and see how it shakes out.

fishlessman

corned flat, point, chuck, ribs here. i look for points

paqman

It it because I bought it all on my last visit across the border 

Teefus

fishlessman said:

corned flat, point, chuck, ribs here. i look for points

We got a point a couple years ago. The quality was less than stellar. Once the fat rendered off there wasn't much left.

fishlessman

Teefus said:

fishlessman said:

corned flat, point, chuck, ribs here. i look for points

We got a point a couple years ago. The quality was less than stellar. Once the fat rendered off there wasn't much left.

i like the points better for pastrami, more moist. this one was a flat cured with just salt and spice. a few butchers here take pastrami as bragging rights.  st pats day we boil them though adding malt or red vinegar when serving at the table.

EzraBrooks

paqman said:

It it because I bought it all on my last visit across the border 

I've got one of those soaking for a pastrami smoke this weekend.

fishlessman

round flat

Teefus

fishlessman said:

round flat

Wish I had a slicer. 

Langner91

Teefus said:

fishlessman said:

round flat

Wish I had a slicer. 

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/14199/meat-slicers.html?vendor=Hobart

kl8ton

Langner91 said:

Teefus said:

fishlessman said:

round flat

Wish I had a slicer. 

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/14199/meat-slicers.html?vendor=Hobart

I just love how helpful this group is. 😉

Teefus

The missus picked up a flat for just in case. We're going to cook both and see what we prefer. Worst case scenario is I'll be eating corned beef hash a couple mornings next week. It doesn't seem like much of a burden.