Homemade Irish Corned Beef and Vegetables Recipe | Epicurious

Ingredients

• 6 cups water
• 2 cups lager beer
• 11/2 cups coarse kosher salt
• 1 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Insta Cure no. 1 (optional, See Note)
• 1/4 cup pickling spices
• 1 6- to 8-pound flat-cut beef brisket, trimmed, with some fat remaining
• 1 12-ounce bottle Guinness stout or other stout or porter
• 4 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
• 2 whole allspice
• 1 dried chile de árbol (See Note), broken in half
• 12 baby turnips, trimmed, or 3 medium turnips or rutabagas, peeled, quartered
• 8 unpeeled medium white-skinned or red-skinned potatoes (about 3 pounds)
• 6 medium carrots, peeled
• 4 medium onions, peeled, halved through root ends
• 2 medium parsnips, peeled, cut into 2-inch lengths
• 1 2-pound head of cabbage, quartered
• Horseradish Cream
• Guinness Mustard
• Cheesecloth