Caramelized Corned Beef Recipes

CORNED BEEF ON RYE WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND SAUERKRAUT

Steps:

• To prepare onions and sandwich:
• In a large heavy skillet cook onion in oil over moderate heat, stirring, until golden. Stir in sauerkraut and apple and cook, stirring, 5 minutes. Stir in water and salt and pepper to taste and transfer to a bowl. Mixture keeps, covered and chilled, 1 week.
• Preheat broiler.
• Butter one side of bread slices. On a baking sheet set 4 inches from heat broil both side of bread until toasted lightly. Rub buttered side of each toast with garlic. Arrange 4 toasts, garlic side up, on a baking sheet and divide pickle and corned beef among them. Top beef with onion mixture and cheese and broil under broiler about 4 inches from heat until cheese is melted. Top sandwiches with remaining toasts, garlic side down, and halve.
• Serve sandwiches with mustard.
• To prepare the corned beef:
• In a kettle combine beef with cold water to cover by 2 inches and bring water just to a boil, skimming froth. Simmer beef, covered, 3 hours, or until tender. Remove kettle from heat and let beef stand in cooking liquid 20 minutes. Transfer beef to work surface and trim fat. Use beef as part of a boiled dinner and/or for making corned beef on rye and/or corned beef hash. Corned beef keeps, covered and chilled, 4 days.

CARAMELIZED CORNED BEEF

Steps:

• Place corned beef in a slow cooker. Pour beef stock over corned beef and add enough water to raise liquid to within 2 inches of top.
• Cook on Low for 5 hours 15 minutes to 7 hours 15 minutes. Add potatoes to slow cooker and cook for 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and set rack to center. Grease a roasting pan.
• Remove corned beef from slow cooker and blot dry with a paper towel. Strain potatoes from slow cooker using a slotted spoon, reserving liquid in slow cooker. Place corned beef, fat-side up, and potatoes, cut-side up, in the roasting pan; generously brush with olive oil.
• Cook in the preheated oven until outside of corned beef is caramelized and browned, 45 to 60 minutes.
• When the beef is almost finished in the oven, place cabbage in the slow cooker; cook on Low until tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Slice corned beef and serve in roasting pan with potatoes. Strain cabbage and serve on the side.