Meats & Seafood

Brining, also known as corning or sweet pickling, is a good meat curing method for beginners because it is easy and inexpensive to produce delicious results. To make corned beef, you immerse meat in brine, which is simply a solution of salt and water. Seasonings …

Use this brining recipe to make corned beef with or without pink curing salt that contains sodium nitrite.  Sodium nitrite gives cured products such as corned beef brisket its characteristic pink color and flavor. If making corned beef without sodium nitrite, the meat will be …