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FRUITED CORNED BEEF
Serves 18
Ingredients
- 9 Lbs. Corned beef round (2 pieces 4 to 5lbs. each)
- Water
- Whole cloves
- 1 Cup brown sugar firmly packed
- 1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs
- 1tsp dry mustard
- Grated peel and juice of 2 med sized oranges
- Grated peel and juice of 2 lemmons
- 2 cups of cider
Method
- Method:
- Cover meat with cold water. Bring to a boil and remove scum. (If beef seems very salty, pour off water and add fresh) Simmer slowly 3 hrs. or until just barely tender. Cool in the cooking liquid. Place drained corned beef in baking pan, score fat and stud with cloves. (Combine brown sugar, crumbs, mustard, grated orange and lemon peels) Pat meat with crumb mixture. Brown in a 350 degree oven, baste frequently with orange and lemon juice with cider. Bake till heated all the way through, about 30 minutes. Slice and serve. Serves 18.