All corned beef is not created equal. This is a nice flat cut brisket from Costco for $5.99 a pound. I'll roast it this afternoon in a low oven with plenty of onions and it will smell delicious, that is, if you like corned beef. As for cooked cabbage, that's on the list of foods John won't touch, so I'll make some separately-- I love it.
Corned beef is just tough brisket, so it needs slow, moist cooking. Safeway (with coupon) had point cut corned beef on sale this week for only $1.99 a pound. The point cut has more fat and looks rather nasty raw, but it cooks up quite juicy (most of the fat boils or roasts out anyway) and is perfect if you plan to shred it.
Hey, who are we kidding? This is not health food. But homemade corned beef hash is fine indeed, once in a great while. Yes, I also bought a cheap one at Safeway, and put in the freezer to cook up for hash and sandwiches later.
Another little Costco impulse purchase-- a cute cheddar cheese block from "Great Britain" packaged in a green wax shamrock. They sure have the food marketing down for this silly holiday.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
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