Corned Beef - My Comfort Food

When you live in another country you often find yourself yearning for things from home like FOOD !!!!

Comfort Food:

Most often it is comfort food, on those days when you really just couldn't face a deep-fried gourd and wingbean salad with curried chicken feet. Some days you just want it plain and simple, and so it is on the rare occasions that I make it back to Australia, the first thing my dear old mum cooks for me (on request of course) is corned beef and mash.

Now, corned beef is not a fancy or expensive dish, but it is among my favourite, and also it is particularly difficult to find most place in South East Asia. So, you can imagine my delight when a Sunday brunch outing in Bangkok turned up this little gem.

Roast, who served me up the amazing Iced Espresso Latte, also had this amazing item on their menu.

Now listen to how they make their corned beef. I know my mum puts a lot of effort into hers, but nowhere near as much as this painstaking process. First, they completely submerge a trimmed piece of beef brisket into their own brine of various spices. it is left there for 2 weeks and then rinsed thoroughly under cold water. Then the brisket is boiled in a pot with vegetable stock for 3 hours or until it is tender.

Then, from here the corned beef is prepared for my particular dish. The long tender strands are fried till just a little bit crispy and mixed with the sauteed potatoes. The 2 poached eggs placed on top give it some colour and some liquid goodness from the runny yolks.

So, was it as good as my mums....? I'm not sure, but it was still great, and I inhaled it in a matter of minutes and must admit that eating it did make me a bit homesick. I'd best go back to Roast next week and have some more !

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Corned Beef - My Comfort Food

Comfort Food:

MENU:

* Corned Beef Hash: House-made Corned Beef, Sauteed Potatoes and Organic Poached Eggs

Making the Corned Beef