Corned Beef Brisket

Ingredients:

1 corned beef brisket

1 onion coarsely chopped

5 cloves of garlic peeled and halved

seasoning packet from brisket

1 tablespoon pickling spices

1 teaspoon coriander seed

1 teaspoon celery seed

1 teaspoon dill seed

boiling water to cover brisket

When I follow the package directions for corned beef brisket, it never has enough flavor for me so I add lots of extra spices.  The spices listed above are my favorites, but you can add anything you want.

In the bottom of the crock pot pour in the coriander, celery and dill seed.  Place the brisket on top and pour the season packet and pickling spices on top.  Place the garlic and onions around the brisket.  I boil the water in a kettle to help speed up the crock pot process.  Pour in the boiling water over the brisket and cover.

Cook on high for 5 – 6 hours.  Remove the brisket from the crock pot and allow to cool on a platter.  I am not very good at slicing the brisket thinly, so I use a fork and pull apart the brisket removing any fat along the way.  You can return to the cooking liquid to reheat if you so desire.

I serve this corned beef on a really good rye bread with mustard and Swiss cheese.   It really doesn’t need anything else.  One of my favorite side dishes for this sandwich is a coleslaw containing apples and pineapple.  Here’s the recipe:

Sweet Coleslaw

Ingredients:

1/2 of a large head of cabbage, chopped or shredded

1 granny smith apple, coarsely chopped

1 – 16 oz. can of chunk pineapple, well drained (reserve juice)

3 tablespoons mayonnaise

1 tablespoon vinegar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

Combine the cabbage, apple and pineapple and mix well.  In a jar combine the mayonnaise, vinegar, salt and sugar.  Shake well.  Add a little pineapple juice at a time to make the dressing the consistency you would like.  Pour over the cabbage mixture and mix well.  This salad can be made a few hours before serving with out getting soggy.

We all love this corned beef recipe and the coleslaw is also one of our family favorites.  I hope your family enjoys it as much as we do!