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Easy Hot Reuben Dip Recipe

This easy hot Reuben dip only takes 20 minutes to put together and is always a crowd favorite. You can use leftover corned beef (more on corned beef below) or deli corned beef. The recipe is BELOW:)

Corned beef is what? I get this question a lot.

I have to confess, I never knew what it was either.

Basically, Corned Beef is made by salt-curing beef in a brine of spices and seasonings. It’s usually made with beef brisket, a tough cut of meat that's made tender by the long, curing process. The brine used to cook the brisket down into corned beef is kinda like pickling liquid. In fact, some people refer to corned beef as pickled beef.

Once cured, brined, and cooked, corned beef is super tender and easily sliceable. (Just be sure you cut it against the grain, like this). This is what makes it great in sandwiches (a more Jewish preparation) and cut up in long slices next to cabbage a lot of the time (an Irish tradition).

The term “corned” refers to the coarse, granular salts used to cure the beef. At one time, they used large rock salt that was about the size of a kernel of corn. So there you have it, when someone asks, “Corned beef is what?” you are now armed with all the details;)

Three ways to cook corned beef

There are several ways to cook corned beef. You can use a crock pot for corned beef, the stove, or a cooktop. I prefer a crock pot for corned beef, but every option is delicious. See more on this below: But first, how to buy corned beef.

Three ways to buy corned beef

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My Go-To

For St Patrick’s Day, my go-to dish is my Corned Beef Sliders. Like mini Reuben but even better! The homemade dressing is just fantastic and easy!