Salt Beef Recipe
In this blog, I will share with you a Salt Beef Recipe that is extremely delicious.
Ingredients
- 300 g Light Brown Sugar (Soft)
- 350 g Salt (Coarse Sea)
- 2 tsp Black Peppercorns
- 2 teaspoon Juniper Berries
- 1 tablespoon Coriander Seeds
- 6 Bay Leaves
- 1 tbsp Mustard Seeds
- 50 g Saltpetre (to taste)
- 2 kg Piece Beef Brisket
- 1 large Carrot
- 1 quartered Onion
- 1 stick Celery
- 1 leek
- A handful of parsley stalks
- 6 cloves Unpeeled garlic
Instructions
- Place the salt, pepper, sugar, juniper berries, coriander, 4 bay leaves, mustard seeds and salt in a pan and add two litres of water and boil, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Boil for 2 to a few mins. Do away with the burner and leave it to chill.
- Pierce the meat with a skewer. Keep it in a sterile plastic food tub or polythene bag. Pour in the cold spiced liquid and cover the bag with a seal or container.
- The meat is completely covered in liquid. Leave in the fridge for 7 days, changing the bag daily.
- Wash the meat well in cold water and wrap and tie it with wire. Place in the pan with the vegetables, parsley stalks, remaining bay leaves and garlic, cover with water, bring to a boil and simmer for about 1½ hours until tender. Leave to cool in the cooking pot and finally slice.