Brisket: Miriam Reichl's Corned Beef Ham
by Lidia Bastianich on Nov 7, 2011
Ruth Reichl shares her mother's recipe for brisket: Miriam Reichl's Corned Beef Ham. Watch Ruth and Lidia Bastianich share a Passover meal in Lidia Celebrates America.
- Servings
- serves 6
- Course
- Entree
Ingredients
- 4 pounds whole corned beef brisket
- 5 bay leaves
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- Whole cloves
- 1 can spiced peaches
Instructions
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Cover corned beef brisket with water in a large pot. Add the bay leaves and onion. Cook over medium heat about 3 hours, until the meat is very tender.
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While the meat is cooking, mix the brown sugar and mustard. Preheat oven to 325.
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Take meat from water and remove all visible fat. Insert cloves, as if it were a ham. Cover meat with the mustard/sugar mixture and bake one hour, basting frequently with peach syrup.
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Surround meat with spiced peaches and serve.
