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We love salt beef and i usually do a piece for the week between  Christmas and new year. Its gorgeous in sandwiches and with pickles and crusty bread.

The saltpetre these days just isn't the same as it use to be, so while looking on the web for a recipe not using saltpetre i found this video.  Its more or less just how i do it and the saltpetre is only for the colour. It use to make the meat a lovely reddy pink colour, without it it's a bit grey.

 Most recipes have the brisket rolled but we've always made it with a flat piece of meat, just like it shows here.
Watch the little film and if you've never made it think about giving it a go. Use a nice big lump of real good value brisket or silverside, but brisket is cheaper and i think  better. :happy:

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-salt-beef-2