How to Prepare Our Products
Our helpful tips and tricks will help you enjoy our delectable meat products. For all additional inquiries or to learn more information, contact us at (847) 697-2333.
Cooking Tips for O’Connell’s Corned Beef
To Simmer:
Remove meat from packaging. Place O’Connell’s Corned Beef with juices, fat side up, in a deep pot and cover with water. Add contents of spice packet for extra flavor if desired. Bring water to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pot and simmer for about 3 hours or until fork tender.
To Oven Roast:
Preheat oven to 350* remove from packaging. Place O’Connell’s Corned Beef on rack in baking pan fat side up (spice packet can be added for extra flavor). Add one inch of water to bottom of pan. Cover with lid or foil bake for about 3 hours or until fork tender. Pour extra juice over meat.
In the Crock Pot:
Remove meat from packaging. Place O'Connell's Corned Beef with juices in crock pot, add water until meat is covered. (spice packet can be added for extra flavor). Cook on medium heat approximately 5 hours or until fork tender. Cut across grain.
Cooking Tips for Allonco Italian-Style Roast Beef
Allonco's Italian-Style Roast Beef is fully cooked and only needs warming. To properly prepare Italian-Style Roast Beef:
- Thaw Allonco Italian-Style Roast Beef
- Empty gravy bag into saucepan
- Bring gravy to a boil
- Remove saucepan from heat, allow cooling for about 15 minutes
- Dip thawed Allonco Italian-Style Roast Beef into gravy
Recipes
Corned Beef Hash
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. O'Connell's Corned Beef cooked and diced
- 2 Medium size potatoes cooked and diced
- 1/2 Cup chopped red onions
- 1/2 Teaspoon salt
- 1/2 Teaspoon fresh pepper
- Olive oil
Combine first five ingredients. Drizzle pan with oil. Add has mixture and cook until golden brown. Serve alone or on top with poached eggs as desired.
Slow Cooker Corned Beef & Potatoes
Ingredients:
For 5 servings:
- 3-4 lbs. O’Connell’s Corned Beef Brisket
- 1lbs. of potatoes cut in half
- 3 carrots, peeled, cut lengthwise then cross wise in half
- ½ cup of water
Place vegetables on bottom of slow cooker; top with meat and juices; add water (spice packet can be added for extra flavor). Cook on low 8-9 hours (or on high 5-6 hours) or until beef and vegetables are fork tender.
Corned Beef & Cabbage
Ingredients:
For 5 servings:
3 pounds corned beef brisket with spice packet
10 small red potatoes
5 carrots, peeled and cut into 3-inch pieces
1 large head cabbage, cut into small wedges
Place corned beef in large pot or Dutch oven and cover with water. Add the spice packet that came with the corned beef. Cover pot and bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer approximately 50 minutes per pound or until tender.
Add whole potatoes and carrots, and cook until the vegetables are almost tender. Add cabbage and cook for 15 more minutes. Remove meat and let rest 15 minutes.
Place vegetables in a bowl and cover. Add as much broth (cooking liquid reserved in the Dutch oven or large pot) as you want. Slice meat across the grain.