By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 12, 2026
Serves 8
55 cal · 210 min
Homemade Corned Beef with Vegetables
Recipe GLPRe5529b6d641999
A classic cured beef dish where a beef brisket is brined in a aromatic spice-infused saltwater solution, then simmered with vegetables until tender. The result is deeply flavorful, slightly salty corned beef perfect for sandwiches or served with boiled potatoes and cabbage.
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Ingredients
2 quarts water
1 cup coarse salt
1 tablespoon pink curing salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon crushed coriander seeds
1 teaspoon crushed mustard seeds
1 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns
1 crushed cinnamon stick
4 crushed dried bay leaves
8 whole cloves
Directions
In a large pot, combine water, coarse salt, pink curing salt, and sugar. Stir over medium heat until the salts and sugar fully dissolve, about 5 minutes. Do not allow the mixture to boil.
Remove the pot from heat and add the crushed coriander seeds, crushed mustard seeds, crushed black peppercorns, crushed cinnamon stick, crushed bay leaves, and whole cloves. Stir well to combine and allow the spices to steep in the hot brine for 10 minutes.
Let the brine cool completely to room temperature, then refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.
Use this chilled brining liquid to cure beef brisket or other cuts of beef according to your preferred recipe, or store in the refrigerator for future use.
Comments
This is a from-scratch curing project, not a weeknight dinner—the 210 minutes stated time ignores the 5–7 days of brining needed before cooking, so the real timeline is more than a week. Pink curing salt (sodium nitrite) is not a standard Charlotte grocery find and will require a stop at a specialty butcher or a trip to ALDI's spice section if they stock it, adding friction to the shopping. The spice blend itself (coriander, mustard seed, cinnamon, cloves, bay) is cheap once assembled, but the corned beef brisket itself—the dominant cost—runs $12–16 for a 3–4 pound piece needed to feed 8, putting the per-serving ingredient cost around $2–2.50 before vegetables. This makes sense for a showpiece meal or St. Patrick's Day, but it's a planned occasion dish, not spontaneous cooking.
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