Claire
Master Chef
Met friends to watch St Patrick's day parade; lovely weather, good friends.
Walking in the rain, playing on the computer, making a disgusting dinner and now getting ready for bed.
Aww, what happened? I am sure it wasn't that bad. My corned beef was a bit tough but that was because of a mix-up at DH's work. Don't want to get into it but he texted me that dinner was yummy - husbands are very forgiving. I am sure Shrek like it just because you made it!My dinner was a dud. Good thing I'm not hungry.
Aww, what happened? I am sure it wasn't that bad. My corned beef was a bit tough but that was because of a mix-up at DH's work. Don't want to get into it but he texted me that dinner was yummy - husbands are very forgiving. I am sure Shrek like it just because you made it!
My day in a sentence,
I had a wonderful time having tea with my BFF and came home to the dogs acting out because they were left alone for a whole 2 hours (Violet "dug up" our bed covers again and Joie barked and barked for 30 minutes straight!).
Yes, Shrek was very polite, but did not argue when it went into the trash, it smelled good, but it all tasted the same, bitter and over spiced...we had Key Lime Pie (bright green) for dessert, all was not lost.
Sounds like you didn't cook the corn beef long enough. And I never use the pickling packet that comes with some corn beef. It has been injected with a brine solution and then sits in a barrel of brine.
Next time, plenty of water. Cover the meat completely, bring to a hard boil, lower to an active simmer and let it cook covered for at least three hours. Check frequently after two hours for tenderness. Add veggies last half hour. Cabbage last ten/fifteen minutes.
It was the Irish Stout that I used and too much pickling spice. This is the first time I have ever had a failure with corned beef. That's okay, I bought another one today and I'll fix it next weekend.
I have never heard of it being done in beer.
An experiment that failed.
I awoke to left sided carpal tunnel pain radiating up to my elbow & right sided neck and shoulder pain. No bread making today. JEESH! I'm only 38, I hate to see me at 78.
Addie said:What the heck did you do to get yourself in this situation?