Corned Beef the Curing Process

Ingredients:

Premium Dakota Beef brisket

Water -enough water to cover brisket.

2 cups Pickling Salt

1/4 Cup Sugar

2 tablespoons pickling spices

1 1/2 teaspoons Prague Powder No.2

3 Garlic cloves

Heat water on stove. (Tip heat half the water. Add ice to water to cool the water down faster)

Add salt, sugar, pickling spices and Prague Powder. 

Stir until dissolved. 

Let the water cool. 

Once water is cooled add the brisket to the water inside of a stock pot or a brine bucket.

Add garlic cloves.

Add a plate to the top to keep the brisket below the water level. 

Place the stock pot or brine bucket inside the refrigerator for 10 days. 

Turn the meat every 5 days. 

Once the brisket is cured remove the brisket and rinse under cold water. 

Final Step