Corned beef.It's not glamorous.It's best boiled (in my opinion),which really goes against anything I believe in.It just feels so wrong to take a nice piece of meat,cover it with water,and let it boil.I've tried cooking it in the oven.I have,I swear.A week or two ago I even tried Elise's beautiful,tempting corned beef baked in the oven with mustard and brown sugar.I was so sure I was going to be converted.But I was so disappointed.It was so sad.The meat was dry,although the brown sugar and mustard crust was perfect.Maybe next time I will boil it,then slather on some mustard and sprinkle brown sugar over and then stick the meat under the broiler until its nice and caramelized.Probably not,though.
Corned beef is my favorite,number one of all time food.When we were kids,we'd get to pick out our special birthday dinner.What did I always want?Corned beef.It's a good thing my birthday (April 3!Coming up!) is right around St.Patrick's Day,so corned beef was always available.I stock up around now,when all the corned beef is on sale for 99 cents a pound,and keep some in my freezer.Maybe for my birthday.