We usually get two meals and sandwiches out of a corned beef. From the looks of this one maybe a meal and a sandwich.
I know you didn’t ask for it, but this is one of my very favorite recipes on how to use that corned beef once it’s cooked. Tip: Do not use leftover cabbage, carrots, and onions if you have them. This is best with fresh vegetables, and it’s a winner in my book. Ok, our book (me and hubby). Slice it as thin as you can get it. It need not be deli corned beef.
I was just telling my kids the other day who were complaining about cost of steak…
I grew up in the 70s and 80s and almost never had steak. My dad was an engineer, and steak was still out of the question. For us a “country fried steak” at Shoney’s was a treat, lol. My mom was amazing at stretching the “protein” part of our budget. I remember we often had “soup beans” where the beans were cooked with a ham hock and served with corn bread. Hubby’s family was same.
She was the youngest of 12 kids, her dad died when she was a toddler so all she knew was living off the land and for pennies.
Anyway. Being able to eat steak regularly seems like something that’s just been the past few decades. We still do often, but mainly because we buy a cow at a time from a local farmer. It’s expensive but cheaper in the long run