Corned beef has always been an old fashioned favourite, served at the family dinner table, on a sandwich or part of a plowman’s lunch.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon juniper berries
- 1 teaspoon whole mustard seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 3 whole cardamom pods
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1/2 stick cinnamon
- 1.5 litres water
- 1/2 cup sea salt
- 2 teaspoons saltpetre*
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 stick of cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 0.5 kg beef silverside
*Saltpetre or potassium nitrite, can be purchased from many speciality stores or online. If you don’t have it, you can still make corned beef, but it does assist with the brining process and adds colour and flavour.