I set out on Sunday to use some of the ingredients my roommate and I picked up at the farmer's market to make corned beef and cabbage, a dish that I absolutely love.
After hours of searching the Internet for a stand-out recipe, I ended up choosing this one.
It seems like, at least from my research, that there are hundreds of variations of the traditional Irish-American dish and that people have the tendency to adamantly support their favorite version.
Also during my research, I discovered that corned beef and cabbage really isn't an Irish food, but rather something that was invented in the 1800s by Irish immigrants. There's a pretty good (and short) history of the dish here.
One of my very favorite cooks, Alton Brown has a television show where he explains the science and theory behind cooking. There is an episode about corned beef that was really interesting to me. You can find Part one and Part two at those links.
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