Succulent Braised Corned Beef

Corned beef always makes me happy!  Once I discovered a braised recipe last St. Patrick's Day, I don't think that I can ever boil it again.  This recipe leaves the corned beef perfectly cooked and very succulent.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
3 lb Corned Beef Brisket
2 Tbsp Browning Sauce
4 Cloves Garlic Sliced
1 Tbsp Basil
pinch of Rosemary

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  heat oil in large skillet.  Brush brisket with browning sauce on both sides.  Brown brisket on both sides in the hot oil (about 5-7 minutes per side.)
Add water to a shallow roasting pan.  Place rack on top of pan and place brisket on the rack.  Scatter garlic, basil, a pinch of crushed rosemary and accompanying flavor packet on top of the brisket (fat side up).  Cover pan with aluminum foil.
Roast in the preheated oven until meat is tender (about 30-45 minutes per pound). 
Slice, Serve & Enjoy!

Brush browning sauce on the corned beef and braise in a skillet

Add water to a deep roasting pan (I also added potatoes and carrots to make an easy side dish)

Place the corned beef on the roasting rack and generously add seasonings, cover with foil before putting into the oven

Remove from the oven, allow to cool and serve in slices

Roasted Lamb with Orange-Honey-Thyme Glaze

I got inspiration from a couple different recipes when perusing lamb and decided to take some of their ideas on glaze and roasting and then completely change them haha.  Which is usually how I cook.  And I must admit that this recipe turned out to be amazing delicious!  I love lamb and any time I can find it on sale, I will buy it.  Hope that you can enjoy this delicious recipe as much as I did.

Lamb
Ingredients:
3 Lamb Loin Chops
1 Tbsp Honey
1 Tbsp Orange Peel (Grated)
1 Tbsp Thyme
1/2 Tbsp Dried Mint
1 tsp Oregano
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
*Optional  Cutie Oranges (peeled & separated to garnish)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325.  Combine all ingredients except for the lamb and orange garnish and mix together.  Set up a deep baking pan lined with foil.  Put a roasting rack on top of the foil.  Take the lamb one at a time and completely cover it in the glaze and place on the roasting rack.   Roast for 25 minutes and check the temperature.  Cook for another 10 minutes and you should be around the 125 degree mark for medium rare.  Continue to cook as desired.  Serve with optional orange garnish and honey drizzle on top.  Enjoy!

Sweet Potato
Ingredients:
1 large sweet potato (peeled & chopped)
1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
Dash of Nutmeg
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 Cup Mini Marshmallows

Directions:
Place the chopped sweet potato in a pan and cover to the top of the potatoes with water.  Cook on high and boil until water is almost completely gone.  (Potatoes should be soft and easy to mash) Turn heat to low and add remaining ingredients.  Mix thoroughly and serve with a dash of cinnamon on top. 

Combine the glaze ingredients in a small bowl

Cover the lamb with the glaze and place on the roasting rack and put into the oven

Add the potatoes to the pan and cover with water

Add remaining ingredients to the potatoes and mix thoroughly

Remove the lamb from the oven

Ready to eat

Serve & Enjoy!

Braised Corned Beef St Patrick's Day Recipe # 2

I usually boil, or slow cook my corned beef, so earlier this month when I came across this braised method I knew I had to change it up.  Especially since I also had corned beef for Valentine's Day!  I did of course make some alterations as I went but overall the inspiration gave me a wonderful recipe to use in the future and the meat was very juicy and had a nice flavor. 

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
3.5 lb Corned Beef Brisket
2 Tbsp Browning Sauce
4 Cloves Garlic Sliced
1 Tbsp Basil

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  heat oil in large skillet.  Brush brisket with  browning sauce on both sides.  Brown brisket on both sides in the hot oil (about 5-8 minutes per side.)
Add water to a shallow roasting pan.  Place rack on top of pan and place brisket on the rack.  Scatter garlic basil and accompanying flavor packet on top of the brisket (fat side up).  Cover pan with aluminum foil. 
Roast in the preheated oven until meat is tender (about 30-45 minutes per pound).  Slice, Serve & Enjoy!

Remove brisket from packaging

Brush with browning liquid

Brown on both sides

Place on rack in roasting pan

Cover with seasoning

Cover entire pan surface area with tin foil

Remove from oven

Slice & Serve!

 
Saint Patrick's Day 2014 Recipe # 1: Irish Soda Bread

Beef Roast & Veggies Recipe

As the weather turned cooler this weekend, I wanted to make something to warm us up and happened to have a beef roast on hand that was ready to be cooked.  

Ingredients:

2 lb Beef Roast

2 Cups Red Wine (can substitute beef broth)

3 Cups Water

Seasoning (Garlic, Rosemary, Sea Salt, Bourbon Brown Sugar)

2 Cloves Garlic

4 Stalks Celery (Chopped)

3 Potatoes (Peeled & Chopped)

3 Carrots (Peeled & Chopped)

 Directions:

Season the beef roast and place into the slow cooker.  Add the wine and water and cook on high for 1 hour.  Add the Garlic, Celery, Potatoes and Carrots.  Cook on Low for another hour.  Roast will be tender and ready to eat.  Serve and enjoy!

Season the roast and place into the slow cooker

The seasoning I used

Add the wine & water and cook on high

Add the veggies and cook on low

Serve and enjoy!