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Using leathery corned beef in soup?

last year

I made a corned beef in our Instapot on the pressure cook setting and it turned out awful. Like shoe leather. I don't know what went wrong, but now I have quite a bit left over. I was thinking about chopping it up and making corned beef and cabbage soup. Will the corned beef soften in the soup or will it just be soup with bits of salty leather in it?

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bragu_DSM 5

last year

or you could grind it up and add some thousand island and still probably get some good reuben-esque sandwiches

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orchidrain
last year
I believe it will soften up while making your soup. My sister made two last week and they were a little tough, but continued cooking and they were delicious. We enjoyed Reuben sandwiches the following day. Your soup sounds delish.
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plllog
last year
Maybe you could cut up a small piece and put it in some hot water to test whether it'll soften? Most things get soft in soup, which I'm sure is why you thought of it, but, tempting fate, the thing you want to soften won’t!
linda campbell
last year
I would put it through a meat grinder with some raw onion and potato, mix and fry as hash! Beyond yummy!
l pinkmountain
Original Author
last year
Some great ideas here, thanks! I'll report back. Today is going to be tomato canning day though . . .
linda campbell
last year
Next time don't put a corned beef in a pressure cooker.....simmered long and slow eithr on the stove top or in the oven is the way to go, and the water you simmer it in gets rid of the extra salt.
l pinkmountain
Original Author
last year
Yeah, the instapot was a one time experiment. I had reservations but I just plunged ahead, what the heck. No great loss, we got it on sale and it wasn't the greatest to begin with.
petalique
last year
Pink, how did the soup work out?

Alternatively, you could chop it up and include it with HAS ingredients. Then pan fry hash cutlets/
cindy-6b/7a VA
last year
petalique - What is "HAS ingredients?" I googled it but didn't find anything.
bragu_DSM 5
last year
hash
Sooz
last year
lpink, I feel ya! I've done this myself, made something in the pressure cooker -- for pulled pork -- and it came out tough as shoe leather too! I don't know what I did wrong, but haven't made that particular item in the pressure cooker again.
l pinkmountain
Original Author
last year
The soup turned out delicious. I made basically "Corned beef and cabbage soup." Added navy beans, and then potatoes, carrots, celery, onion and cabbage. Unsalted beef broth and a little Mrs. Dash garlic and herb seasoning. Chopped the corned beef up fine. No need for additional salt! The corned beef softened up, it tasted great. Looking at the photo, I realize I also threw in a bit of leftover fresh spinach, chopped. Gotta eat those greens!
l pinkmountain
Original Author
last year
I saved some for hash but first must finish the soup!
orchidrain
last year
Yay...looks delicious! I love making soups where you just wing it.

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