Nan's Secret: How to Make Corned Beef That'll Blow Your Socks Off!

Ingredients

• 1 gallon (3.8 liters) Water
• 1 cup (200g) Kosher Salt
• 1/2 cup (100g) Granulated Sugar
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) Pink Curing Salt (Sodium Nitrite)
• 2 tablespoons (15g) Whole Black Peppercorns
• 2 tablespoons (15g) Yellow Mustard Seeds
• 1 tablespoon (7g) Coriander Seeds
• 1 tablespoon (7g) Allspice Berries
• 2 Bay Leaves, crushed
• 1 Cinnamon Stick, broken in half
• 6 Cloves
• 4 Garlic Cloves, smashed
• 1 inch (2.5 cm) Ginger, peeled and sliced
• 3-4 lb (1.4-1.8 kg) Beef Brisket, point cut or flat cut
• 1 large Yellow Onion, quartered
• 4 Carrots, peeled and chopped
• 4 Celery stalks, chopped
• 1 head of cabbage, quartered