There is only one listed substitute for saltpeter for the use in corned beef. The product is called Tender Quick and can be found at most grocery stores.
I have had good results with beef-fry, pastrami, and fatty corned beef.
You can use beef boullion cubes, or beef broth.
Alton Brown says use salt peter, which can be obtained by a pharmacist. Watch his video on making corned beef, online on the Food Network.
Boil it and serve it with corned beef & cabbage!
The earliest written evidence of 'corned beef' dates back to England of 1661, in a book, Anatomy Of Melancholy', by Richard Burton: "Beef, a strong and hearty meat...for labouring men if ordered aright, corned, young, of an ox (for all gelded meats in every species are held best)... "The term "Corned" is derived from the art of placing meat into a crock and covering it with large rock-salt kernels termed "corns of salt", thus preserving the meat.Corned beef is called corned beef as it is cured in large grains of salt. The Old English word corned referred the large grains of salt.
Corned beef comes from the brisket and silverside (just under the topside) of the cow. Both of these are tough cuts requiring either long, slow cooking, or pickling in brine, or both - hence their use in corned beef. I had no idea but got curious, googled, n found the answer on the following website: http://www.dianeduane.com
Across the grain. Looking at the piece of (cooked) corned beef, you will see muscle fibers. If you pull the meat gently with a fork, you can tell which way the fibers run. You can actually pull the fibers apart, for "pulled" corn beef. But in order to slice it, use a very sharp knife and cut in thin slices across the grain. ... starrskitchen.com
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A dry port, marsala, a dry sherry or even beef stock may be used as a substitute to madeira.
You can certainly use veal instead of beef. The result would be quite bland, and veal is usually expensive.
brisket if a good ,tasty piece of meat but takes a long time to cook. Its your choice if you can handle it to make saurbraten.