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Smoked Corned Beef Recipe

Charlie
Want to do some special with your brisket? You have to try this smoked corn beef recipe.
This recipe does require 10 days for brining so make sure you take that into account before making this recipe (but it's 100& worth it!)
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Prep Time 3 days
Cook Time 6 hours
Resting Time 1 hour
Total Time 7 hours 4 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Barbecue
Servings 6
Calories 250 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 gallon of water
  • 1 1/2 cups kosher salt
  • 4 Tablespoons pickling spice
  • 4 teaspoons pink curing salt must be a exact level teaspoons
  • 4 garlic gloves crushed or 2 Tablespoons minced garlic
  • One 5-8 lb brisket
  • 1 large onion or 2 medium ones

Instructions
 

  • Mix all the above ingredients (not including brisket) in a large pan on medium heat till all the salts are dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool the refrigerate it till cooled to 40*F.
  • You will want to get 2 large slow cooker bags one inside the other.
    Place meat in the bottom of the bag. An extra pair of hands helps a lot. You will then slowly dump the brine mix you made into the bag. Add the whole pan of brine.
    Twist the top of the bag closed then use supplied bag ties and seal it with a minimal amount of air in the bag.
  • Set bag in fridge in a drawer where it can’t roll about. For the next 10 days you will rotate the meat in the bag (without opening it) once a day.
  • Day 10 you will preheat your smoker to 225-230*F
  • Remove meat from bag and fridge then rinse with cold water. Have an aluminum pan ready for the meat once rinsed. Add 32 ounce of water to pan and meat.
    Add 2 tablespoons of pickling spice!
  • Cook on each side 1 1/2-2 hours or till internal temp reads 180*F (this is target temp range)
  • Remove from smoker and let cool for 20 minutes then slice against the grain of the beef and enjoy!!

Notes

Here is an additional recipe to make your own pickling spice
2 Tablespoons mustard seed
1 Tablespoon whole allspice
2 teaspoons coriander seeds
2 whole cloves
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 bay leaf (crumbled)
1 cinnamon stick 2inches
Keyword Beef, Corned Beef, Ireland, Irish, Smoked Beef