Homemade Corned Beef Recipe - Corn your own beef!

[@davidelo5843]

I've watched four of your videos today!, absolutely fantastic ! I'm 70 years old and have done all these things many years ago ! It makes me feel so good to see someone who still can do these old ways and teach it to others ! You are a wonderful instructor ! Keep on doing them please!

[@oldschool8432]

Can you tell me why it's called "corn" beef

[@CeleciaFirestorm]

I have always wanted to know how to do this! Corned beef is one of my favorite foods but I can only get it around St. Patty's day where I live. No one around here knows how to do it. Seems to be a lost art in this area.

[@Impulse_Photography]

@@oldschool8432 Because of the 'Corned' Spices.' You see, the Irish termed it that because the spices were the size of a kernel of corn; hence, Corned Beef.

[@oldschool8432]

@@Impulse_Photography Oh makes sense to me. Well wish you a great St. Patrick's day

[@sheldoncreado6907]

@david sir surely she has someone wonderful as you to share and guide her. That's why we need our elders presence to guide us to keep old traditions and recipes alive

[@robinmckinney1264]

Howdy !!! I DID this, after watching this video. Must say, I held my breath in anticipation at the results (mostly because I chose to sit that big ole pot full of beef and salted, seasoned water on the counter, not the fridge for the curing time). But I kept reminding myself that Caroline knows what she's doing and THIS is one of the methods people have been preserving meat for eons. First time big successes like this are such confidence builders !!! And Voila !! It turned out amazing, tender and delicious !!!! wooo hooooo !!!!! can't thank you enough, sweet lady !!!

[@susanvasquez3625]

I like warming my spices in a dry pan for a few minutes before adding to the brine. It helps release the oils (and makes the house smell FANTASTIC!). Also, you NEED some juniper berries!! :)

[@oluwa1959]

I wish you would show the end products on your videos.

[@moonshotacres7187]

I've been doing this for a couple yrs, I found if you want that lovely pink color without the chemicals use a good non GMO beet powder. It helps make it visually more appealing after brining. Great video!

[@yoholmes273]

HEY , I just found this....great TIP! Thank you for sharing. Happy New Year!

[@mrsaguas524]

I made this recipe today for St Paddy’s day and it is AMAZING! The best ever!!!!! God bless y’all from Tennessee 🤠

[@HomesteadingFamily]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sheilajaroniewsk2461]

Huge THANK YOU. I have wanted to do this for a long time, thanks to you and others who have done videos I finally got the courage to take the plunge and started my own brisket today. Can’t wait for it to be done. God bless you. I’m sure you are inspiring many to be more self sufficient.

[@AlDaoust]

You're an excellent presenter. What a great channel!

[@Angel283]

This turned out very good!! I let it go for four days then cooked it slow in dutch oven with carrots and potatoes, cooked some cabbage separately and added last minute. I will do it again in future and I will do a venison one if given the opportunity! Thanks so much for sharing this :)

[@jodibonham2697]

Carolyn, this is the most amazing recipe! I tried it, and it was FABULOUS!!!! It has now become my one & only recipe for corned beef. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@catherinebourdon8258]

Saw the video. Made some using your recipe. It was wonderful! My husband enjoyed it. So much so, he bought extra chuck roast during a recent sale to help me make more to keep on our shelves. Thanks!!

[@Tyronethebone]

What a woman!!! If more people were like her we could turn this world around! Praise the lord!

[@spunstricken9065]

I moved abroad decades ago and I miss having real Corned beef so much. Thank you so much for sharing your recipe. I need this in my life. We can only get the canned stuff here. It isn’t even the same food. 🌸💗🌸

[@coyotech55]

I love corned beef, and have never seen a recipe for it. I'm going to do this!

[@mrs8792]

I could eat corned beef once a week. Love it!

[@rubbnsmoke]

I've been corning my own beef, for a number of years now. I know you don't want to use certain chemicals but if you don't use #1 curing salt/prague powder your meat will not keep that nice pink color when cooked. I also corn venison roasts(you wouldn't believe how delicious it is), pork roasts and loins which are absolutely delicious too, you really should try corning different kinds of meat and roasts. You'll be pleasantly surprised at how it transforms ordinary roasts into delights your family will crave. My parents and brothers are always dropping hints how they can't wait for my next batch. I always tell them ahead of time when I'm going to start corning and to bring over any roasts they want corned. Then after all they have to do is cook it or wrap and freeze it for another time. Personally I corn my stuff for 12-14 days. Tip: I bundle and tie my spices up in cheesecloth to keep all the spices and seeds contained. this keeps the brine neat without having all the spices from getting all over the meat needing to be rinsed off. And BTW, forget the slow cooker/crockpot cooking it all day. 90 minutes in a pressure cooker...DONE.

[@seanshootsstuff]

I just came across this channel and I love this lady. She is wonderful.

[@thelastsheepdog]

GREAT videos! I have to say no plastic bags, but plastic bucket? We do ours in the sauerkraut crock, you go girl. Any to the person complaining about her handling the meat, leave her alone it's called an immune system.

[@amyreid9649]

I am so glad I found this. I have made home made corned beef with the curing salt. It was good. But like you I want to get away from the nitrates. Will be defrosting briskets I have and Corning beef! Thank you.

[@testerintester864]

In Germany we call it " beize" around the middle 1800 the people around the world did this all ready and it's THE best way .if you do this with vinegar you will have a good " Sauerbraten"...if you like I will send the original Rezept. We all should not forget the best way to do all that wonderful cooking all around the world 🌎...thank you very much for doing and show how easy it is.God bless you all

[@georgeholmes1490]

German food is yummy ..Yes, thank you, i wait for your rezepet. God bless you too🍒

[@testerintester864]

I will translate it and send it to you.

[@davidnorris1986]

Thank you for taking the time to teach us so many things we can use to make our life better

[@gracesoule3754]

This corn beef is amazing. It's the real deal. It is just like what we have missed from the store for the last couple years. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!

[@phoenixnoir2263]

everyone does the same 10 video's. On your channel, I've learned stuff I didn't even know I wanted to know. LOVE IT!!

[@alexclark4792]

Great vid, one tip to enhance would be to show the further process of cooking and eating said corned beef.

[@62202ify]

I LOVE Corned Beef. Thank you so much!!

[@nancyfahey7518]

This is it. My husband's on his way home and I'm gonna make your recipe. I'm so excited. Good thing I watched this again. Almost forgot the cabbage and potatoes! I see you repaired the recipe. Ya, the 2 cups of salt was a little much. But we ate it anyway. Now there's a running joke, "oh no honey, you don't have to cook, I'll take you out to dinner" 😊

[@lmanlymoats]

Nancy Fahey she used 2 cups because she had 4 roasts.

[@Ozarka_cola23]

I am so glad to have come across this video. I have received several briskets and this would be absolutely perfect for one...thanks for the recipe and the technique!

[@razrasmos1033]

Thank U. I have been wanting this sort of pickling of beef for a long while. I will do this and the pickled carrot & ginger too. Thank U.

[@SuperJaXXas]

Nice presentation! Your shelving and contents are awesome.

[@loraineleuschke4186]

Oh Mary, looks soooooo yummy. What a comfort food.

[@seanmanwill2002]

One of my favorites! Can't wait to to do this one. Thank you very much!

[@playerzero2236]

Gonna have to try this, looks awesome

[@susananderson4428]

I always had simmered corned beef all my life until a couple years ago. I tried roasting it with a mustard brown sugar glaze on top wrapped in heavy foil. Totally the best way to make it

[@scorpion8rage]

Agree - I always bake mine. Comes out more full-flavored.

[@sabinealexander2773]

Hi!! Do you use brown sugar in your recipe?? Or salt only? Is the salt amount for this recipe similar to yours?

[@susananderson4428]

Never use salt with corned beef , it is usually rinsed under running water before cooking because of excessive salt in the processing. Yes I use brown sugar and course mustard mixed roughly together then pat it heavily all over the top before baking

[@janinedear-barlow]

@@susananderson4428 so you make corned beef without the salt? Does it last?

[@YourTVLies2U]

​@@sabinealexander2773 , I know your comment is at least a year old, but I saw that Susan didn't answer. No, you cannot corn meat without salt. It will not keep, as salt is what preserves it. She was saying that she doesn't use salt when cooking already corned meat.

[@mickleblade]

A bay plant on the windowsill? Mine's at the end of the drive and is 10' tall...the window ain't big enough, but you're right, they smell delish!

[@davidbramwells9828]

Its been decades since I last made corned beef, but I still remember the recipe.

[@Jenolistic]

This is awesome! I had no idea it was so easy to make your own corned beef!

[@christinebotsford1315]

I use a crockpot to cook it. I cover the meat with water (not chlorinated tap water), just barely enough to cover the meat. Add a couple tablespoons of pickling spice. Then after it’s cooked I remove the meat and set aside to cool. It’s much easier to cut when cooled. I add my whole potatoes and carrots, & quartered cabbage to the “broth” and cook until done. Discard the liquid. OMG people! It is so so so good. 🌹

[@CreeksideSimplicity]

Great video! Every year I say I'm going to make our own corned beef, and this is the year I decided to do it. It takes some advance planning because we order our beef in the fall, so I wanted to make sure we had a good sized brisket in our beef order! And then of course remembering to defrost it ahead of time so I can get a good week of it sitting in the brine. Today is cooking day, and I'm doing it in the crock pot. I love your tip of adding some of the brine for flavour.

[@herbrand47]

Thank you Carolyn for an excellent video. Very clear what to do. Love your voice.

[@surrenderbend6828]

I love how you are not afraid... you grabbed cinnamon sticks out of your jar after handling raw meat. That’s pioneer

[@skhietaaho]

Omg that bothered me so much! It’s the only reason I scrolled the comments.

[@tonyhawkins3207]

Thank you very much, I wish I had known much of what you teach years ago. This is a great service to others.

[@diannemiller4754]

I found your recipe on Fermented Homestead today and watched her make your recipe. I followed her link to you. I have been following you for a long time and am very confident in your foods. Thanks 😀.

[@WaitingOnHisReturnJennyBee7220]

Hi Melissa it's Jennifer I really enjoyed watching you and your family my heart is to have my own Homestead as well as a truck driver it's kind of hard but you're giving me great ideas and knowledge for when I finally begin

[@WiliamBennettwildarbennett]

I Love Corned Beef And definitely will be trying this for sure.

[@beefmore]

Thank you very much for your help. Happy St. Patrick's Day to you as well! :)

[@paulaoyedele2081]

I am preparing mine now today....so excited.

[@megmcginnis239]

With my son getting MS, had to stay away from foods like the store bought corned beef. I found the recipe for what you did in a wonderful cookbook called FORGOTTEN SKILLS OF COOKING by Darina Allen (lives in Ireland). I love all the spices you did. Her recipe did not do that. Definitely going to spice it up next time. Thanks

[@rhondamontiel3827]

I am really liking your videos! Thanks🤗

[@HomesteadingFamily]

+Rhonda Montiel Thanks Rhonda!

[@penelopepenobscot4475]

Every year while our newly harvested deer are being processed I can the steaks and burger from the prior year for super fast meals on busy days or camping trips. The roasts, usually just one or two, are always a problem because it slows everything down removing it from the bone without getting much meat. I will be doing this with those roasts, thank you for the inspiration.

[@seeker119]

U are living a good life li,e every body should, far away from daily stress try to make every body happy

[@Flowersandtrees]

Love your channel! These techniques are a lost art! Thanks for sharing, blessings

[@crystalclear1755]

You’re such an inspiration! Thanks for all your videos

[@hangtoughhomestead2229]

Thank you so much for this video. We love Corned Beef Brisket and I tried to 'wing' it guessing at spices and it just wasn't the same. Looking forward to making this with our very own Dexter Grass Fed Beef:) We just found your channel and love your 'old time' skills videos...clabbered milk, long term egg storage, etc. Hope we find that you've made a cheese making video...and so much more! You are wonderful!!!

[@beautifuldreamer3991]

I've done this! I learned it from my father

[@phebefriddle9133]

Thanks for the recipe... it's so hard to find a good non-preservative recipe that's complete. Will be starting this right away 👍😁

[@Kalryuabides]

8gal crock was too big so you went with 10gal plastic? Awesome. Great video, love corned beef.

[@skat5268]

Showing the cook and finished product would have been great.

[@addisonduggan9551]

I love your videos, they are so simple and easy to follow!

[@rulistening7777]

For those who eat Levitical... Cooked cornbeef crumbles make a great replacement for swine items such as bacon, ham, or most sausages which contain pork. The CB crumbles turn out crisp and tasty.

[@Desmondbratcat]

Day 10. Very excited to be eating this tonight.

[@jonsnell4751]

To keep the meat red, you need to add Salt Peter, about 2 oz. It stops the meat from browning.

[@ConstantChaos1]

I've found it also is key in getting the flavour right

[@eyeswideshut2800]

Good to know

[@Alwis-Haph-Rytte]

Yup, potassium nitrate, not the pink curing salt they sell in stores that have sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate for long cures. The only reason saltpeter isn't used today is because it is a mined mineral, it not always the same purity/strength. So they switched to a chemical they could maintain a set purity. The pink salt she used is just mineral salt and not pink curing salt, but brining to cure is ancient. Thought I'd add that encase some readers think I'm stating she was using the "pink curing salt", it was pink, but not the Prague Powder #1 or #2. Meat looks nice and red in it's packages because it's sealed in carbon monoxide.

[@swampcreeksoapworks7776]

Is this something I can find in the canning section of the supermarket? I've never seen it but I also wasn't looking for it.

[@njsurf1973]

This is salt beef. Corned beef is preserved with saltpeter. I have seen instances where celery powder is used as a stand in for salt Peter, but curing salt (pink salt) is what makes corned beef pink.

[@roberttighe5687]

THIS RECIPE LOOKS AMAZING!!

[@nancyfahey7518]

OMG, thank you so much. This will be a real treat for when my husband comes home. He's out driving an 18 wheeler for like 3 months at a time. Could I just leave it in the pot that was used for the spices?

[@seeker119]

Nancy Fahey I'm a truckdriver my self I wish I have some one like u very thoughtful 😀

[@nancyfahey7518]

Oh ya, I'm a little crazy, and its not that I can't cook, I just can't follow instructions very well. He puts up with a lot from me but when he's home he's king. Sometimes he doesn't want to leave. So I give me an A+. I even went trucking with him one year. It was fantastic. Wish I was still out there but have stuff to take care of here.

[@ricdenali4213]

You need to show finished products.

[@kfish47]

This! Other videos on this channel have same issue.

[@HomesteadingFamily]

+kfish47 Got it! Will dial that in - still learning the video thing... Thanks for the suggestion without cuss words or insults... appreciate it!

[@helengriffin3092]

I am so grateful that you are demonstrating on camera how to do the process. The end product would be nice to see but the process is the main concern for me. So much of what you share we already do. Some I have read about and been leary of trying. Your sharing what you have done and know works gives me confidence to at least try. With all that said please keep demonstrating the whole process and when you can show us the results. Thank you for what you do! And people if you can't say something constructive in a respectable way, just don't say it! You aren't paying anything for her work. So you have nothing but your time invested. Go watch something else!

[@lesliefulton9219]

Absolutely, need to see, start, process, result. You do it over and over, and I don't like it.

[@werewolf1336]

@@helengriffin3092: Great post especially this part, "And people if you can't say something constructive in a respectable way, just don't say it! You aren't paying anything for her work. So you have nothing but your time invested. Go watch something else!". So much great content on you tube that is essentially free. A cookbook with all the great information this lady presents would be far from free - so...

[@sbjennings99]

Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls

[@christinaoklaohio7926]

Wow so awesome ...ty I never thought about making this myself.. sounds so good...❤️

[@Flipflopbarnyard]

We are taking one of our grass fed steers to butcher in October. We're definitely going to try this when we get our beef back. Thanks for sharing, you made me feel brave enough to try it! :)

[@davidrush8283]

Thank you for your time.

[@yelloworangered]

It will be wonderful for your family when you all get older (and grandkids) and can watch these videos together. :)

[@mmmariam100]

Ian a city girl love the farm life and your videos. Keep them coming thank you.

[@thomasmaphis7203]

I still love that smile

[@landonhall1451]

I love corned beef. gotta try this ASAP. thank you so much.

[@Forevertrue]

USDA does recommend the salt peter or pink salt #1 in this case. For 5 pounds I use 1 tsp. I Put it in there to preserve the color and the meat. It prevents botulism. Look up the recommendation and do what you think best. Thanks for this great video!

[@bazzadownunder6117]

As far as I now only if you are going to smoke the meat and hang it up to dry-cure.

[@MrCougar214]

I have a box of "Pickling salt". Is this pretty much the same thing?

[@bazzadownunder6117]

@MrCougar214: Short answer: No.

[@MrCougar214]

Bazza DownUnder I just ask because I have never used it before and I would like to try some pickling recipes out but not knowing anything about this salt and seeing the different salts on the market, I literally don't know what to buy.

[@bazzadownunder6117]

@ MrCougar214: "As far as I can tell "Pickling Salt" is just salt but without the iodine etc. Have a look here for an explenation: www.thekitchn.com/what-is-pickling-salt-do-you-really-need-it-193108 . Pickling involves spices etc. Have a look here for something simple. Try it and see how you go. www.thekitchn.com/how-to-quick-pickle-any-vegetable-233882 I hope this gets you going in the right direction.

[@dannyantle5336]

Your pantry is on fleek!

[@scorpion8rage]

Nobody uses on fleek anymore - nobody has for a while now... long while haha.

[@dannyantle5336]

Scorpion - but I just did trick! Just did!

[@varenkadazanovitch5561]

So excited to try this recipe out. She's just amazing

[@sam111880]

Nice it's like a wet fermentation process and if you didn't want to weigh the meat down you could uses a sealed container with an air lock .... I would image just like in beer / wine making

[@ShazWag]

Thanks a lot. It would be nice to see the finished result and how you store it 🐄

[@rhondadavis5387]

I am making this today. I had a hard time finding food grade buckets right now so since I already had brand new regular 5 gal buckets I ordered the 5 gallon size food grade bags that you can put inside the regular buckets.

[@isaiahglisan429]

I’m making this now! Got a crock from my great great uncle that I’m using! Excited to see the end product!!!

[@deannastevens1217]

Thank You. I was wondering about that. I wanted to find a way to do this myself... and the stores are so EXPENSIVE!!!! and so much more salt than Home done.

[@clivedavies3]

I liked the contamination of the cinnamon jar lol.

[@FARMO48]

Thank you for all the recipes and tips I have been looking at all your programs today never saw them before but loving them. Thanks.

[@butchs2337]

i am excited to try this i love corned beef, i want to do a corned beef tongue is my plan also

[@KweKanata]

I just found your channel and you are just wonderful. Thanks so much for being you.

[@ee222]

great video! i REALLY appreciate you showing how this is done using no sugar. all the other vids i've seen use a ton of sugar in their recipes. but yeah, as others have said, it would be even better if we got to see the start to finish. thanks again.

[@cynthiamullin661]

GREAT video. Thank you for sharing!

[@robinmckinney1264]

WONDERFUL!! THANK YOU so very much for being the teacher for so many of us women who didnt have moms who wanted to do it !!! Oh and I was wondering bout the 2 cups of salt... that is for the doubled recipe, but the spice amounts are for a single recipe?! God Bless you!!

[@shannonrobinson262]

We have a food grade bucket that we use to brine turkeys and several chickens at once. Works great. We use it to store our meat grinder to save space. I am looking forward to trying this. I love corned beef, but the store ones make me ill. I could eat it as a child and teenager then one year the flavor changed and it made me ill. I’m hoping homemade works. When I cook it I rinse my meat off, place it on a layer of sliced onions, add in fresh spices and 1/2 a can of stout then cover with water. I don’t use the brine for the veg, preferring the clean taste of just boiled and steamed ones fresh from the garden. Add a bit of grainy mustard for the meat and butter for the veg and I’m a very happy lady..

[@amberthistle2803]

I managed to catch this video last weekend and decided to try it out for St. Patricks day yesterday. We used a beef brisket and it turned out super yummy!

[@francescaerazo6072]

It was so good.😋

[@deenibeeniable]

Definition of corn transitive verb 1 : to form into grains : granulate 2 a : to preserve or season with salt in grains b : to cure or preserve in brine containing preservatives and often seasonings corned beef 3 : to feed with corn

[@ericvondumb2838]

5: To place on a cob. 6: A used to be band. 7: A silly act, as in corny. 8: Corn hole, a prison slang term. 9: A flake of corn that a tiger named Tony likes to eat, instead of little Indian children. 10: THX Capt. Obvious!

[@colleenpritchett6914]

They used a type of salt that was as big as a corn kernel, hence the name

[@sabinekatsavrias4422]

wow this is fantastic thank you! can you make follow up videos when you do somthing like this and put in a playlist so we can see the steps all the way?

[@CanadianFarmGirl1]

I am a new subscriber and I have fallen in love with your channel.

[@ChatBot1337]

Is it possible to pressure can? Maybe marinate normally then move to a jar with a dilute marinade for storage? Hmmm.

[@marilynthornton-teamginger7854]

Can you add more videos .. I’ve watched most of these twice ! I love your videos ! Thanks Marilyn

[@richarddvll]

great video as always

[@matrix777able]

Absolutely love your channel 👍one question, if canning the corned beef would you use a weak brine solution or just water ? Thank you your friends from Canada 🇨🇦

[@CaroleHaddon]

No one responded?! I canned some store-bought corned beef today, I put two in a pot with about a quart of water and let it simmer covered for about an hour to the point of it "just" being cooked. (I didn't want it too tender at this point because I didn't want to to shred) I flipped them a few times, smelled amazing. I let it all sit there in it's own yumminess while it cooled enough to handle, I cut it into little cubes, packed into a jar, and used the water I cooked it in to bring it up to the headspace and fill air gaps. I poked at it with a popsicle stick to get the rest of the bubbles out, screwed the lids on, and proceeded!!! I can't wait to eat it! Hope this helps? ....two years later..

[@katiegrazier4091]

I really enjoy your channel, thank you for sharing what you do on your homestead.

[@HomesteadingFamily]

+Katie Grazier You bet, Katie!

[@thor8580]

Hi I know I’m a year late for a reply but you are absolutely right and since I love corned beef so much I’m going to give her recipe a try and eat corned beef a week late and have a feast. Blessings to you and yours.🙏

[@dennisvillanueva7250]

@@HomesteadingFamily, Hi! Can i get a copy of this corned beef recipe? I want to try this. Thank you.

[@deevila704]

Love Love you Chanel 💖💖. I can’t wait to try this recipe. I did the Dream cheese and my husband loved it. Thank you for sharing

[@retiredcajunlady8835]

Caroline, I have learned so much from you! Thank you and your family so much for the informative videos you make. I have a corned beef in the fridge following your recipe right now. Questions: Can I use chuck roast with a bone or must it be boneless? This is day 3 and the meat is discoloring a bit. is this normal? I chilled the brine in the fridge for hours to make sure my meat and brine were well chilled before putting it all to marinate. The meat is well under the brine. Should I be worried? Thank you so much.