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Default Do you eat the fat?

enigma wrote:

> what are you doing that your corned beef has 3693mg of salt?
> if you make boiled corned beef & cabbage, you discard the
> cooking liquid & most of the salt. a serving of good Irish
> boiled corned beef & cabbage has 419mg of salt.


You can also soak the corned beef in a large pot of water, changing it every
few hours, which will considerable reduce the sodium. Think of it as reverse
brining.

Then stick in the oven at 250F until done.

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