Irish Spiced Beef -- A Christmas Tradition

[@conoroneill7456]

Ground cloves are in my recipe also and I use Kosher salt and 1 tsp of prague powder for the red coloring per 2Kg or 5lbs of beef. My quantities of spices are larger also for a heavier application of the rub.

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

maybe I did not add enough Prague powder? Thanks for the suggestions!

[@Belisaur]

As a Corkman I gotta tell you this looks shocking, it should be pink on the inside!

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

I was surprised it wasnt pink inside. Any ideas on what might make the difference?

[@Belisaur]

@@WorldTravelerCooking Im curious myself tbh, Ill ask my nan and report back!

[@conoroneill7456]

The prague powder causes the red coloring that should be there ... I use 1 tsp for 5lb of beef or similar size.@@WorldTravelerCooking

[@bikramkalsi1]

Nicee

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

Thanks!

[@justinmunafo4151]

The texture looks unpleasant, but i am sure it tastes very good. If its not pink in the middle, that comes down entirely to temperature and cooking time. I suspect it was likely cooked for about 10 minutes too long. Thanks for making this, and I will have to check it out some time!

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

Thanks for the feedback here. I also wonder if something in the curing bade could have affected the color. Oh well nore experiments to come.

[@justinmunafo4151]

@@WorldTravelerCooking excellent point. The all spice could maybe make it a bit more brown? I don't know. How was the texture of the end result?

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

The texture was pretty good on one side. On another side there was some gristle in it and that impacted quite a bit. I think I would be more aggressive about trimming hte gristle next time. I do think maybe I will try cooking for less time too next time.

[@fryertuck6496]

Colour comes from the nitrate not cooking. I cook corned beef for hours and smoke pastrami for 5-6 hrs and it was always pink.

[@WorldTravelerCooking]

@@fryertuck6496 So I have seen recipes which use prague powder (nitrite) and some that use saltpeter (nitrate). I used the former. Maybe that's the problem?