The ULTIMATE Homemade CORNED BEEF: Ditch the Canned Stuff!

beef brisket

💰Cheaper: chuck roast

Chuck roast is often less expensive and can be used for similar flavor.

kosher salt

💰Cheaper: table salt

Table salt is more readily available and less expensive.

brown sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

White sugar can be used as a less expensive alternative.

cabbage

💰Cheaper: green cabbage

Green cabbage is often cheaper and works well in this dish.

Cube the beef trimmings into good-sized chunks.

Mix salt and cure one sodium nitrate with the cubed beef until well coated.

Place the coated beef in double Ziploc bags and refrigerate for 24 to 48 hours, turning the bags occasionally.

After curing, remove the beef from the fridge and place it in the Instant Pot with all the juices from the bags.

Dissolve a beef cube in cold water and add it to the Instant Pot with the beef.

Seal the Instant Pot lid and cook on high pressure for 75 minutes, then let it naturally release pressure for 15 minutes before manually releasing any remaining pressure.

Remove the beef from the pot and shred it, keeping the fat.

Mix gelatin with a cup of water and let it bloom for 5 minutes before dissolving it in hot water.

Blend the shredded beef in a chopper until it resembles canned corned beef, adding dissolved gelatin as needed.

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