Brine for Corning Beef
Ingredients:
- 5-6 lb. brisket flat
- 4 tsp pink curing salt
- 2 onions, diced
- 2 ribs celery, chopped
- 3 carrots, chopped
- 1.5 cups kosher salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 5 tbsp pickling spice
- 6 cloves garlic
- 2 gal water
- 5lbs. ice
Pickling Spice:
- 2 tbsp cloves
- 2 tbsp black peppercorn
- 2 tbsp mustard seeds
- 2 tbsp coriander seed
- 2 tbsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tbsp mace
- 1 tbsp ginger
- 1 cinnamon stick, crushed
- 3 bay leaves, crushed
Instructions:
- Prepare prickling spice by adding all ingredients to a spice grinder and pulsing.
- Combine remaining ingredients except brisket in a large pot, simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add ice, allow mixture to cool completely.
- Add brisket and allow to brine for 5-7 days.
- After about a week, remove from brine, rinse, and dry well.