I was so looking forward to having barbecued corned beef and putting my corned beef on the Weber, but I got rained out. It didn’t turn out a bad dinner, though. I used the baby Nesco, and that brisket turned out just fine.
It’s amazing to me that you live with someone for eight years, and suddenly when you’re sprinkling green sugar on the pie crust, your child comes in and says “What IS that?! Is that a SNAKE? I’m afraid of snakes!” Even telling him that snakes are cool, and this was only pie crust, Spane still didn’t come out of the bedroom for a while. I wanted to make it lifelike, but really?
For the past few St. Patrick’s Days, it has been a lovely, warm and sunny day, perfect for firing up the Weber and putting a corned beef brisket on it. No such luck today, but, no problem, there’s still the baby Nesco.
Let’s Make Barbecued Corned Beef
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Barbecued Corned Beef
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Ingredients
- 1 corned beef brisket
- 1 whole onion
1 cup Boswell Barbecue Sauce
Instructions
- Remove the corned beef from its package. Save the spice package for something else.
- Wash the brisket well in cold water.
- Fill a large stockpot with water. Cut the onion in half.
- Put the brisket and onion in the water.
- Heat on medium heat and cook for two hours or until the brisket is tender.
- Remove the brisket from the water and pat dry. Let the brisket cool in the refrigerator.
- Start your barbecue up and prepare it for indirect cooking.
- If your sauce is not too sweet, you may put the sauce on before putting the meat on the barbecue.
- Put the meat on the grill using indirect heat. Roast on slow heat for two hours, basting occasionally and checking that the coals are still hot.
- If your sauce is sweet, wait until the last fifteen minutes before putting it on.
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And don’t forget about that dessert made famous by St. Patrick himself, Snake and Shamrock pie!
Spoiler: There are no native snakes in Ireland. The only ones are pets that have been let loose by their owner, mistakenly or intentionally. But that was long after St. Patrick visited the Emerald Isle. The lack of snakes is more likely due to the Ice Age. You can find out more at National Geographic.
St. Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity. Find out more at Wikipedia.
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That “snake” does look damn brutal, will try to give it a shot.