Common Ingredients in corned beef Recipes

We researched the most common ingredients in over a dozen popular corned beef recipes and found the top 15 ingredients.

The most common ingredient in corned beef dishes is brisket.

Sugar, curing salt, green cabbage and juniper berries are also common ingredients in corned beef recipes. For herbs and spices, clove, allspice berries, mustard, bay, coriander, pickling spice and cinnamon are popular. Salt is in 100% of corned beef recipes and pepper, 55%.

The average corned beef recipe has about 12.7 ingredients, with a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 23.

In terms of directions, corned beef recipes have about 4.7 steps on average, ranging from 1 to 9 instructions.

An average corned beef recipe takes about 2 days 23 hours 18 minutes to prepare, ranging from 10 minutes to 1 week 3 days 3 hours 20 minutes.

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Corned Beef

For 1 pound brisket (454 g), the median and average amounts of other significant ingredients are below. Some ingredients are potential substitutes for others, meaning they almost never exist together in a single corned beef recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with brisket	Potential subsitutions
brown sugar	0.13 cup (28 g)	0.18 cup (39 g)	63%
mustard	0.41 tablespoon (6 g)	0.67 tablespoon (10 g)	50%
allspice berries	0.6 tablespoon (4 g)	0.47 tablespoon (3 g)	50%	pickling spice
clove	1.3 teaspoon (3 g)	1.1 teaspoon (2 g)	50%	pickling spice
bay	2.3 leaf (0 g)	2.8 leaf (1 g)	50%	pickling spice
carrots	0.1 pound (43 g)	0.18 pound (81 g)	38%
ginger		0.17 teaspoon (0 g)	38%	pickling spice
garlic	5 clove (15 g)	5.7 clove (17 g)	38%

Ingredients by Average Weight in Corned Beef

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in corned beef recipes. This would be: 65% brisket, 15% salt, 7% green cabbage, 5% sugar, 3% brown sugar and 3% juniper berries.

Here are the top ingredients, listed in order of popularity.

salt

Salt is the most popular ingredient in corned beef dishes. In fact, 100% of corned beef recipes contain salt.

Variations of salt include:

• curing salt: 44% of recipes
• diamond crystal salt: 11% of recipes

For corned beef recipes, salt is frequently used with brisket, curing salt, brown sugar, black pepper and garlic.

curing salt

Another popular ingredient in corned beef is curing salt. From the recipes we've sampled for corned beef, over 40% have curing salt.

In corned beef recipes that contain curing salt, it is on average, 1.2% by weight.

Salt, brisket, garlic, brown sugar and allspice berries are commonly used together with curing salt in corned beef dishes.

brisket

Another popular ingredient in corned beef is brisket. From the recipes we've sampled for corned beef, over 85% have brisket.

Corned beef dishes often call for brisket to be trimmed.

Brisket is often included in corned beef dishes in amounts of 1 pound, 5 pounds or 4 pounds.

In corned beef recipes that contain brisket, it is on average, 44% by weight.

In recipes for corned beef, brisket is often used with salt, brown sugar, bay, clove and mustard.

sugar

Sugar is another common ingredient in corned beef dishes. In fact, over 75% of corned beef recipes contain sugar.

Variations of sugar include:

• brown sugar: 56% of recipes

Salt, brisket, pickling spice, beer and curing salt are commonly used together with sugar in corned beef dishes.

Potential substitutions for sugar in corned beef:

• brown sugar

Also, sugar is not often used with black pepper, clove, allspice berries, bay, carrots, cinnamon, ginger, coriander, juniper berries, green cabbage, butter and onion.

brown sugar

Brown sugar is another common ingredient in corned beef dishes. In fact, over 55% of corned beef recipes contain brown sugar.

Corned beef dishes often call for brown sugar to be packed.

Brown sugar is often included in corned beef dishes in amounts of half a cup.

In corned beef recipes that contain brown sugar, it is on average, 3% by weight.

In recipes for corned beef, brown sugar is often used with brisket, salt, allspice berries, bay and mustard. On the other hand, brown sugar is almost never used with pickling spice.

black pepper

Another popular ingredient in corned beef is black pepper. From the recipes we've sampled for corned beef, over 55% have black pepper.

In corned beef recipes that contain black pepper, it is on average, 0.3% by weight.

For corned beef recipes, black pepper is frequently used with brisket, salt, bay, clove and allspice berries. However, garlic is almost never used together with black pepper in corned beef dishes.

clove

Clove is another common ingredient in corned beef dishes. In fact, over 40% of corned beef recipes contain clove.

In corned beef recipes that contain clove, it is on average, 0.2% by weight.

For corned beef recipes, clove is frequently used with allspice berries, bay, brisket, brown sugar and mustard.

Potential substitutions for clove in corned beef:

• pickling spice

allspice berries

Another popular ingredient in corned beef is allspice berries. From the recipes we've sampled for corned beef, over 40% have allspice berries.

Allspice berries is often included in corned beef dishes in amounts of 1 tablespoon.

In corned beef recipes that contain allspice berries, it is on average, 0.3% by weight.

In recipes for corned beef, allspice berries is often used with bay, brisket, brown sugar, clove and mustard.

Potential substitutions for allspice berries in corned beef:

• pickling spice

mustard

Mustard is another common ingredient in corned beef dishes. In fact, over 40% of corned beef recipes contain mustard.

Variations of mustard include:

• dijon mustard: 11% of recipes

Allspice berries, bay, brisket, brown sugar and clove are commonly used together with mustard in corned beef dishes. Conversely, mustard is not often used with pickling spice.

bay

Another popular ingredient in corned beef is bay. From the recipes we've sampled for corned beef, over 40% have bay.

Crumbled is a frequent preparation for bay in corned beef dishes.

Bay is often included in corned beef dishes in amounts of 2 leaves.

In corned beef recipes that contain bay, it is on average, 0% by weight.

For corned beef recipes, bay is frequently used with allspice berries, brisket, brown sugar, clove and mustard.

Potential substitutions for bay in corned beef:

• pickling spice

coriander

Coriander is another common ingredient in corned beef dishes. In fact, over 30% of corned beef recipes contain coriander.

Coriander is often included in corned beef dishes in amounts of 2 tablespoons.

In corned beef recipes that contain coriander, it is on average, 0.3% by weight.

In recipes for corned beef, coriander is often used with bay, brown sugar, mustard, allspice berries, clove and brisket.

Potential substitutions for coriander in corned beef:

• pickling spice

green cabbage

Another popular ingredient in corned beef is green cabbage. From the recipes we've sampled for corned beef, over 30% have green cabbage.

Common quantities for green cabbage in corned beef dishes include 1 head.

In corned beef recipes that contain green cabbage, it is on average, 14% by weight.

Brisket, brown sugar, salt, black pepper and carrots are commonly used together with green cabbage in corned beef dishes. Conversely, green cabbage is not often used with cinnamon, juniper berries and onion.

juniper berries

Juniper berries is another common ingredient in corned beef dishes. In fact, over 30% of corned beef recipes contain juniper berries.

In corned beef recipes that contain juniper berries, it is on average, 5% by weight.

For corned beef recipes, juniper berries is frequently used with salt, bay, brisket, cinnamon, allspice berries, clove, mustard and brown sugar. However, pickling spice and green cabbage are almost never used together with juniper berries in corned beef dishes.

pickling spice

Another popular ingredient in corned beef is pickling spice. From the recipes we've sampled for corned beef, over 30% have pickling spice.

In corned beef recipes that contain pickling spice, it is on average, 0.2% by weight.

In recipes for corned beef, pickling spice is often used with brisket, salt, sugar, curing salt and beer.

Potential substitutions for pickling spice in corned beef:

• clove
• allspice berries
• bay
• cinnamon
• ginger
• coriander

Also, pickling spice is not often used with brown sugar, carrots, juniper berries and onion.

cinnamon

Cinnamon is another common ingredient in corned beef dishes. In fact, over 30% of corned beef recipes contain cinnamon.

Common quantities for cinnamon in corned beef dishes include 1 stick.

In corned beef recipes that contain cinnamon, it is on average, 0.1% by weight.

Salt, juniper berries, bay, brisket, allspice berries, clove, mustard and brown sugar are commonly used together with cinnamon in corned beef dishes.

Potential substitutions for cinnamon in corned beef:

• pickling spice

Also, cinnamon is not often used with green cabbage.

Other corned beef Ingredients

Other significant ingredients used in corned beef recipes include:

• garlic - 30%
• carrots - 30%
• ginger - 30%
• potatoes - 20%
• butter - 20%
• onion - 20%

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