brisket was one of the most affordable proteins available to poor Irish- and Jewish-American immigrants during the 1800s. With their culinary skills, they cured it in salt and braised it to perfection ...
Made from the breast or lower chest of the cow, brisket is a tough beef cut that is prepared by braising or slow smoking. It is also commonly cured and made into pastrami or corned beef.
Since I started covering the corned beef beat in 2017 ... plus it comes with lots of side options including fresh cut fries or fantastic thin and crispy housemade yucca chips.
The modern corned beef we enjoy comes from the Irish diaspora in America, who turned to Jewish butchers and their kosher brisket cut as a food source. As for origin story of the sandwich itself ...