Corned beef
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Corned beef (English for "cured beef") is minced, cured beef that is cooked in its own juice . The cooking juice gels it into a solid block. Long-fiber muscle meat is used, such as B. Brisket . Corned beef is mainly produced in Argentina and Brazil .
Corned beef tins are often rectangular in shape with rounded corners. They can usually be opened with an attached key-shaped tool with which a narrow, pre-stamped strip of the can metal can be wound up.
The cured beef is served cold or warm. In Ireland it is traditionally eaten warm with cabbage and is also considered a traditional festive meal on St. Patrick's Day in New England . Although it is a simple everyday dish, corned beef and cabbage was on the menu of many American grand hotels in the 19th century. The (freshly cured) meat still has a status as a delicacy as an important component of the Reuben sandwich .
In Germany, canned “German corned beef” or “Kraftfleisch” is offered, which consists of shredded and heated beef in aspic . Gelatine may be added to achieve cut resistance . “German Corned Beef” is also offered as cold cuts .
Real corned beef is part of the North German specialty Labskaus .
history
Corned beef originally referred to generally cured meat as it was taken on board as provisions on boat trips . A 19th century recipe lists the following ingredients: 50 pounds of beef, 3 pounds of coarse salt, 1 ounce of saltpeter (approx. 28 g), 3/4 pound of sugar, 2 gallons of water (approx. 7.6 l).
In the UK and US , corned beef is also sold freshly made in butchers and delicatessens. It is unclear whether this particular variant of salted meat was first made in Great Britain or in Central or Eastern Europe. After the canning industry emerged in England , Ireland became the main exporter of canned corned beef in the 19th century before owners of large herds of cattle took over the market leadership in South America. Up until World War II , this meat was very popular in the UK and the US, while today, canned, it is mostly used as military food.
similar products
Breakfast meat is a similar product made from pork.
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- ↑ a b Food Lexicon Dr. Oetker, Bielefeld, 4th edition 2004, article Corned Beef
- ^ A b Andrew F. Smith: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America . Oxford 2004, article “Corned beef”, p. 345
- ↑ The Household Cyclopedia ( Memento of the original from March 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 1881
