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    Sous Vide Corned Beef

    Dated: July 9, 2018 Last Modified: January 24, 2022 by Sarah Mock 9 Comments. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This post contains affiliate links.

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    If you are looking for the best corned beef for St. Patrick’s Day, you need to try my sous vide corned beef recipe. No longer do you need to wonder how long to boil corned beef or hope it is going to be the texture you love.
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    the best sous vide corned beef

    If you are looking for the best corned beef for St. Patrick’s Day, you need to try my sous vide corned beef recipe. No longer do you need to wonder how long to boil corned beef or hope it is going to be the texture you love.

    sous vide corned beef on a cutting board

    Be sure to check out my recipe for sous vide pork chops Be sure to check out my complete collection of sous vide recipes.

    Why this recipe works:

    The consistent lower temperature of the sous vide method and long cook time will help break down the connective tissue of the brisket without turning the meat mushy.

    New to sous vide? I explain in simple terms everything I know about sous vide cooking.

    Corned Beef Brine Recipe Ingredients:

    corned beef in a brine

    *This recipe is a variation of the Alton Brown corned beef recipe. He adds a few other ingredients that were hard for me to find, so I left them out.

    📝 Notes on the ingredients

    When selecting your brisket from the meat counter at your local butcher or grocery store, they may ask you what cut of brisket you would like to purchase. You can ask for a flat cut or a point cut. The flat cut is the preferred cut for corned beef, but the whole slab of brisket is used often as well. The pointcut (also known as the second cut or deckle) will have less muscle and more fat than the flat cut. Some people argue that the fat makes the point cut more flavorful than the flat cut so pick what is best for you.

    How to Sous Vide Corned Beef

    I walk you through how to make the corned beef brine and use the sous vide cooking technique to make the best homemade corned beef.

    Prepare the brine

    1. Place the water into a large pot along with salt, sugar, cinnamon stick, mustard seeds, peppercorns, cloves, allspice, bay leaves, and ginger OR the spice packet that is included with your beef brisket.
    2. Cook over high heat until the salt and sugar have dissolved.
    3. Remove from the heat and add the ice.
    4. Stir until the ice has melted. If necessary, place the brine into the refrigerator until it reaches a temperature of 45 degrees F.
    5. Once it has cooled, place the brisket in a ziploc freezer bag or an airtight container and add the brine. Remove as much air as possible, seal and lay flat inside a container, cover, and place in the refrigerator for 10 days. (yes, I said 10 days)
    6. Check daily to make sure the beef is completely submerged and shake the sealed bag or container at least once a day.
    7. After 10 days, remove from the brine and rinse well under cool water.

    Cook

    corned beef brisket in a sous vide bag
    1. Set your sous vide immersion circulator to 180F.
    2. After rinsing off the brine, place the beef in a vacuum bag and using your vacuum sealer, remove as much air as possible. It is optional but I lay some of the extra spices from the brine over the beef before sealing. I want to get EVERY piece of goodness out of those spices.
    3. Another option is to place the brined corned beef brisket in a gallon size ziploc bag and use the water displacement method to press all the air out of the bag keeping the whole brisket under the water level.
    4. Vacuum and seal the corned beef. Cook at 180F for 10 hours.
    5. Remove the sous vide corned beef brisket from the sous vide bag and blot off the excess moisture with clean paper towels.
    6. Once you have finished the cook, remove the corned beef from the water and plunge into an ice water bath to stop the cooking.
    7. Trim the fat off of the corned beef. (optional but encouraged)
    8. Slice across the grain meaning, across the short width, in this case.

    Trim the corned beef before slicing

    You might not do this BUT I am not a fan of fat.

    I trimmed the fat off of the corned beef. Scrape and trim and it fell right off. Feel free to leave some on if that is what you like.

    sous vide corned beef with extra fat removed

    How to slice corned beef

    Slice across the grain meaning, across the short width, in this case.

    sous vide corned beef the best corned beef

    Don't you just want to pick up a piece or make a few Reuben sandwiches?

    What to serve with corned beef

    • sous vide potatoes
    • Braised cabbage
    • Biscuits

    What to make with leftover corned beef:

    • Reuben tater tots
    • More recipes that use leftover corned beef

    👩‍🍳 Chef Tip

    I did a 180F cook for 10 hours. There, I said it. It worked for me and the corned beef was not mushy, sliced lovely and had amazing flavor. Perfect for my taste.

    🍽️ More Sous Vide Beef Recipes

    • Sous Vide Beef Tenderloin - Edge-to-edge consistent doneness, with no chance of overcooking, will take the fear out of cooking this expensive cut of beef.
    • Sous Vide Prime Rib - Herb crust surrounds the most succulent and juicy roast beef, cooked to your desired doneness.
    • Sous Vide Guinness Stew - Full of deep, rich comforting flavors the Guinness Beer is the star of this tender beef stew. 
    • Sous Vide Beef Stroganoff - fall apart in your mouth beef while maintaining a medium rare center to the steak bites. The stroganoff sauce is creamy, silky and full of layers of flavor. 
    • Sous Vide Beef Burgundy - Combining the techniques and flavors of a traditional beef burgundy with the advanced technology of sous vide cooking will make you change the way you cook beef burgundy forever.
    • Sous Vide Roast Beef -the most delicious roast beef turning an inexpensive cut of beef into a memorable meal.
    • Sous Vide Beef Brisket -take the guesswork out of achieving the perfect brisket. Finish the brisket on your grill, smoker or in the oven for the flavorful, deep-colored bark that you love.

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    Sous Vide Corned Beef Recipe

    Sarah Mock
    If you are looking for the best corned beef for St. Patrick’s Day, you need to try my sous vide corned beef recipe. No longer do you need to wonder how long to boil corned beef or hope it is going to be the texture you love.
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    Prep Time 1 d 16 hrs
    Cook Time 10 hrs
    Additional Time 10 d
    Total Time 12 d 2 hrs
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    Course Sous Vide
    Cuisine American
    Servings 6 people
    Calories 121 kcal

    EQUIPMENT

    Joule Sous Vide
    Anova Culinary Sous Vide Cooker
    Sous Vide Water Bath
    Lid for Sous Vide Container
    FoodSaver Vacuum Sealer

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 quarts water
    • 1 cup kosher salt
    • ½ cup brown sugar
    • 1 cinnamon stick broken into several pieces
    • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
    • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
    • 8 whole cloves
    • 8 whole allspice berries
    • 4 bay leaves crumbled
    • 1 inch fresh ginger grated
    • 2 pounds ice
    • 1 medium beef brisket trimmed

    Instructions
     

    Sous Vide Corned Beef Technique

    • After rinsing off the brine, place the beef in a vacuum bag. It is optional but I lay on some of the extra spices from the brine. I want to get out EVERY piece of goodness out of those spices.

    Sous Vide Time and Temperature

    • I did a 180F cook for 10 hours.
    • It worked for me and the corned beef was not mushy, sliced lovely and had amazing flavor. Perfect for my taste.
    • Once you have finished the cook, remove the corned beef from the water and plunge into a ice water bath to stop the cooking.

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    Notes

    Corned Beef Brine

    1. Place the water into a large 6 to 8 quart stockpot along with salt, sugar, cinnamon stick, mustard seeds, peppercorns, cloves, allspice, bay leaves and ginger.
    2. Cook over high heat until the salt and sugar have dissolved.
    3. Remove from the heat and add the ice. Stir until the ice has melted. If necessary, place the brine into the refrigerator until it reaches a temperature of 45 degrees F.
    4. Once it has cooled, place the brisket in a zip top bag or a air tight container and add the brine. Seal and lay flat inside a container, cover and place in the refrigerator for 10 days. (yes, I said 10 days)
    5. Check daily to make sure the beef is completely submerged and shake the bag or container at least once a day.
    6. After 10 days, remove from the brine and rinse well under cool water.

    Here is where using sous vide to cook your corned beef is different from boiling corned beef.

    1. Set your sous vide to 180F.
    2. After rinsing off the brine, place the beef in a vacuum bag. It is optional but I lay on some of the extra spices from the brine. I want to get out EVERY piece of goodness out of those spices.
    3. Vacum and seal the corned beef. Cook at 180F for 10 hours.
    4. Once you have finished the cook, remove the corned beef from the water and plunge into an ice water bath to stop the cooking.
    5. Trim the fat off of the corned beef. (optional but encouraged)
    6. Slice across the grain meaning, across the short width, in this case.
     

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Calories: 121kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 5gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 18890mgFiber: 2gSugar: 16g

    Nutrition Disclosure

    Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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    published July 2018

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    Comments

    1. Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert

      September 13, 2018 at 2:00 am

      5 stars
      This is seriously making me hungry! Definitely must try this home made corned beef!

    2. Liz

      September 11, 2018 at 8:02 pm

      5 stars
      This Corned Beef look incredible! So much great information too! I would have never thought about brining it for 10 days! Wow!

    3. Heather Seeley

      September 11, 2018 at 6:58 pm

      5 stars
      I need to try this! I am still new to the sous vide method. Looks great!

    4. Emily Hill

      September 11, 2018 at 3:47 pm

      5 stars
      My husband loves cooking with his sous vide! I bet he'd love this recipe!

    5. Kim - Today's Creative Life

      September 11, 2018 at 1:16 pm

      5 stars
      I had no idea how you did this! Great tips, thank you!

    6. Sarah

      September 11, 2018 at 11:24 am

      I hope your husband loves it as much as I do!!

    7. Sarah

      September 11, 2018 at 11:24 am

      It is my favorite!! Love sous vide. It is so versatile!

    8. Sues

      September 11, 2018 at 10:42 am

      5 stars
      I love my sous vide, but have never made corned beef in it before, so I'm so thankful for this great tutorial! Corned beef is my husband's absolute favorite, so he's even more thankful :)

    9. Jenn

      September 11, 2018 at 10:38 am

      5 stars
      Sous vide is probably my new favorite cooking technique for meat! Holy cow it's delicious!

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