There is nothing better on a cold winter’s night than an old-fashioned, home-cooked meal. This delicious Corned Beef recipe is the ideal meal, served with a creamy white sauce and steamed vegetables, that will have the family asking for more. Leftover corned beef is also great on sandwiches, served with mustard pickles or cut into strips for salads.
What is Corned Beef?
Corned Beef or silverside is brine-cured beef. The usual cut of beef used for corned beef is the silverside and corned beef is often referred to as corned silverside in Australia, New Zealand and Ireland for this reason. In America and Canada, eating Corned Beef is associated with St Patrick’s Day.
Cooking Corned Beef in a Slow Cooker
Recipe (serves 6)
1.5kg piece of silverside
water
6 pepper corns
1/2 cup of white vinegar
2 tbls brown sugar
1 clove of crushed garlic
1 tbls mixed herbs
1 onion, cut into wedges
Place silverside into slow cooker and pour in water until it just covers the cut. Add pepper corns, vinegar, brown sugar, crushed garlic, mixed herbs and onion wedges. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours. Slice and serve with creamy white sauce, potato bake and steamed vegetables.
Corned Beef (Silverside) with White Sauce
Recipe
4 tbls butter or margarine
4 tbls plain (all purpose) flour
2 cups milk
Melt the butter in a medium sized saucepan. Add the plain flour and mix well away from heat. Return to the stove and cook mixture for 1 minute. Pour a little milk into the mix and stir continuously over heat until it begins to thicken. Add the rest of the milk gradually, stirring until the sauce is thick and hot. Pour over corned beef or serve in a gravy boat.
Side Servings for Corned Beef
Steamed vegetables served with corned beef, adds the perfect touch to this home-cooked meal. Steamed baby carrots, broccoli and beans are ideal.
Other sides to be served with corned beef may include:
roast potatoes
steamed pumpkin
cauliflower au gratin
steamed cauliflower
baby peas
Potato Bake
4 medium potatoes, sliced
1 pkt of Maggi Creamy Cheese and Garlic Potato Bake
2 tbls milk
300ml thickened cream
1/2-1 cup of grated cheese
Preheat oven to 200 degrees (Celcius). Empty Potato Bake sachet into a medium sized bowl. Add milk and mix well, combining the mixture. Add thickened cream and again mix well. Lay sliced potato into the bottom of a casserole or oven-proof dish. Move mixture over potato and place on the middle shelf of the oven. Bake uncovered for around 40-45 minutes. Remove dish from oven and sprinkle with grated cheese. Return to the oven and bake for a further 15 minutes or until cheese has melted and potato is cooked.
Enjoy this corned beef meal at family gatherings or dinner parties. For a great family dish, with all the trimmings, pop a piece of silverside into the slow cooker and return home to a delicious, home-cooked meal.
