"jmcquown" > wrote in
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> "hahabogus" > wrote in message
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>> "l, not -l" > wrote in
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>>> On 16-Mar-2008, Anthony Ferrante >
>>> wrote:
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>>>> I am going to cook two corn beef briskets in a crock-pot overnight.
>>>> Some recipes on the Internet suggest even with a crock-pot to cover
>>>> the briskets with water. Others say to just add a cup or two and
>>>> then slow cook them. Which would you suggest?
>>>
>>> I cooked mine overnight Friday, completely covered with water.
>>> Saturday morning, I removed the corned beef and replaced it with
>>> coarsely cut cabbage, which cooked in about 2 hours on high it the
>>> corned beef broth.
>>>
>>> This broth also works well for all manner of vegetables (carrot,
>>> potato, etc) that might go well with corned beef; you get the flavor
>>> from the broth without effecting the flavor of the corned beef. I
>>> don't care to have my corned beef sandwiches taste of anything but
>>> good rye, corned beef and spicy brown.
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>> I'd suggest little or no liquids...maybe some beer say 1/2 cup and
>> some sliced onions on top and carrots perhaps some celery underneath
>> plus spices you like...You'll get enough liquid from the brisket. If
>> you cover it in water and cook it all night you'll get stew or soup.
>> Make a raft outa the celery and or carrots to keep the meat up off
>> the bottom of the crock and outa it own juices. Or it'll taste
>> boiled.
>>
>> A handful of those grape tomatoes wouldn't hurt either.
>>
> Corned beef & grape tomatoes?! Must be a Canadian thing!
>
> Jill
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>

It was late, I was tired and only thinking brisket.

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