Corned Beef Tips

1. Don’t let the water boil, as this will overcook the beef.
2. You can substitute the malt vinegar with apple cider vinegar.
3. Slice meat against the grain (i.e. do not slice in the direction of the meat fibres) – you may need to change direction as you cut the meat.

Corned beef cooking time

The Corned beef cooking time per kg takes around 25 to 30 minutes per 500g to cook.

Corned Beef in Slow Cooker

Corned Beef is best cooked in the slow cooker over a low heat for a long time, ideally between 7 & 9 hours.

Slow cooker corned beef is easy, it just takes a bit longer.

1. Follow above recipe, steps 1 & 2, but instead of using a saucepan put everything in your slow cooker.
2. Add 2 cups warm water and stir sugar in.
3. Add meat and cook in slow cooker on low for between 7 & 9 hours.
   I would not recommend cooking on high in the slow cooker, however you can of course, the timing would be 4-6 hours on high.

Corned Beef Sauce Accompaniments

All these are great to have with your corned beef.

• Roux (white sauce).
• Drawn Butter Sauce.
• Parsley Sauce.
• Tomato Relish.

What to eat with corned beef

• Corned beef with roux sauce and vegetables make a hearty week night meal.
• Serve with mashed potato and steamed greens.
• Corned beef with cabbage sauted with bacon, onion and cream.
• Spoon some warm green tomato relish over the meat and serve with broccoli and mashed potatoes.
• Mashed potato, peas, carrots and white sauce go well with this corned meat.

Corned Beef Leftovers

Easy Corned Beef Recipe Variations

You can add any of the following to the pot;

• 1 celery stick, coarsely chopped, leaves included
• 1 tsp cracked peppercorns
• 1 carrot, coarsely chopped
• 1 garlic bulb, halved
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon cloves
• 1/3 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley