Corned Beef Brisket

Love Handles

A friend gave me about a 8 - 10lb corned beef brisket. Its thawing out now and I want to cook it this weekend. Any ideas. Is it the same as a brisket? It didn't come with a pack of spices, and it looks like it may have already been spiced. Thanks & See-Yaa

fishlessman

LoveHandles,would soak in water for a long period, change water often to remove salt content. maybe add sugat to the water while soaking and dont add any salt to the rub if your going to slow cook. it will cook the same as a brisket, but the ones ive tried were salt licks. havent tried the long soak,but will next time.

sprinter

LoveHandles,[p]Smoked corned beef brisket is pastrami. I would soak it in water for about 2-3 hours to remove some of the saltiness. Then cook it indirect about 275-300 until an internal temp of about 160 and get ready for some good eats.[p]Troy

BlueSmoke

LoveHandles,[p]I like to do things a little different. Rinse your thawed CB brisket to remove any stray spices, then Egg at 200° for two hours with as much smoke as you can get. [p]Regardless of internal temp, remove and put in a pan. To the pan, add water to cover, along with a teaspoon of peppercorns, a clove of garlic and a half-teaspoon of fennel seed - per pound.[p]Simmer until internal temp gets to 160°, adding water as needed. Remove from pan, cool and slice.[p]Serve with good bread and horseradish mustard. (And invite me over...)[p]Ken

QBabe

BlueSmoke,[p]You forgot the cabbage, carrots and potatoes...[p]Tonia
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Love Handles

BlueSmoke,
Come on over on Sunday. You're only about 15hrs away. Thanks for the advice. It looks like a real good piece of beef. Says its Certified Angus. My friend that gave it to me made some one day, but I think he cooked it all day in the oven.It was really good. I wanted to use the Egg. See-Yaa

Unknown

LoveHandles,
Or throw it in a pot of boiling water with a whole onion and some cloves of garlic and cook an hour per pound.