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Homemade Corned Beef Recipe
Ingredients For the pickling spice
2 tablespoons black peppercorns
2 tablespoons mustard seeds
2 tablespoons coriander seeds
2 tablespoons hot red-pepper flakes
2 tablespoons allspice berries
1 tablespoon ground mace
2 small cinnamon sticks, crushed or broken into pieces
2 to 4 bay leaves, crumbled
2 tablespoons whole cloves
1 tablespoon ground ginger
For the brine
1 gallon water
2 cups Morton’s kosher salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 ounce (5 teaspoons) pink salt
3 garlic cloves, minced
4 tablespoons pickling spice (above recipe or store-bought)
One 5-poundwell-marbled (first-cut) beef brisket
I may or may not just use a pickling spice bought in the store.
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