Re: ☘ St. Patrick's Day Dinner? ☘ 3/17/2025

On 3/17/2025 3:08 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

On Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:14:45 +0000, flood of sins wrote:

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since getting married in 1983 we have never not had corned beef
and cabbage on St Patricks Day. first time was in 1984 and i
didn't like it at the time. i had never had corned beef before.
my parents never had it and the only cabbage they ever ate was
coleslaw and sauerkraut. i think it was the boiled meat that i
didn't like at first. the texture. in '85 i asked for it for St
Pats day. after a dozen reminders i didn't like it the first
time, we've been having it at least twice a year since.
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Corned beef was NEVER on the table when I was child and the
first time I can remember eating it was on the gambling
riverboat in Metropolis, Illinois.  It was delicious and
tender enough to cut it with a fork.  Then it was probably
another 20 years before I had it again and cooked it according
to the directions of my Ninja Foodi pressure cooker.  Following
the recommended cooking time, it had a good flavor, but brother
was it tough!  I've not been inspired to cook it again, but if
I ever get a hankering for it; I will definitely cook it for
at least double the time called for.
 

I've found the best way to get corned beef brisket tender is low and slow in the crock pot.

Cabbage was frequently on the table, but somehow, I don't
remember kraut being served.
 

I don't recall sauerkraut ever being served when I was growing up.
Jill