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I've had corn beef exactly one time in my life, about 20 years ago. I was over a good friend's house and his wife made it, and I thought I was going to be sick. Nothing wrong with the way that she made it, I just don't like corned beef (which I quickly discovered that night). The entire meal was a chore, trying to smile and talk while I'm chewing the corned beef a thousand times, afraid to swallow.
But don't let that story ruin your celebration of National Corned Beef Hash Day! Maybe you can try this recipe from About.com, or perhaps this one from HillbillyHousewife.com. Or just visit the Hormel site and buy some of the stuff in the cans.
I'll be celebrating the day by having pizza or chicken or something.
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9-27-2007 @9:38AM Jon said... Another day, another post by Bob about a food he hates.
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9-27-2007 @9:54AM Leena said... Ah... never tried homemade corned beef & hash; the stuff I always had was the cheap canned protien & potato go to product my mother purchased from the PX. This stuff is so soft that you don't have to even chew it--terribly bland. I always doused the stuff with ketchup. I can't say I've ever had a craving for it, but it's a super cheap switcharoo for those on super strict budgets when one more package of ramen will drive you to go on a shooting spree.
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9-27-2007 @10:23AM Wendy Buckley said... My mom used to make me eat that. (ick!)
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9-27-2007 @10:38AM Derrick said... I'd have to agree that the stuff in a can is pretty nasty and looks like dog food, but REAL corned beef hash is a treat. What's not to like? Fried potatoes, fried onions and fried chunks of genuine corned beef thats distinctly beefy and has that cured meat flavor. So go out there and get some real corned beef folks and don't let canned imitations throw you off. Likewise, don't judge a leg ham from a can of SPAM.
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9-27-2007 @11:20AM Scott said... I love good corned beef hash. Heck even the canned stuff is good to me.
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9-27-2007 @11:58AM shelterpaw said... Apparently your friend wasn't much of a cook if it was chewy. Should be soft and tender and fall apart easily. I'm Irish, I should know.
Bob, your post sucks because it's negative. Why even bother posting it's national corn beef day if you're going to knock it. I think it would have been better if you just announced it, showed a few links to recipes and kept your biased opinion to yourself.
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9-27-2007 @12:18PM MJ said... I tooo agree on the the negative on the food post/ I love corned beef and made some on yesterday. YOur friends wife cooked it too long or sliced it the wrong way. My kids also hate it and dont like the smell. They love the canned type and it is good for breaksfast it you crisp it up!
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9-27-2007 @12:48PM jsmylie said... I'm gonna agree with the other comments and say this post is lame. Dude, you cannot write off a food after trying it once, especially when it sounds like it was made wrong. But then again, being Irish, I kind of HAVE to like corned beef and hash...
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9-27-2007 @1:10PM amber said... ok, people, lets talk about the hash, not the poster...i had no problem with his post, i actually thought it was rather funny. I could just picture the 'I REALLY don't want to eat this, but i'll pretend i like it' face he must have been wearing. give him a break, people, it was informative, had links, and gave his thoughts on the subject. Isn't that what blogging is about?
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9-27-2007 @2:26PM Bob Sassone said... Thanks Amber. This is a blog of many voices and opinions. The "food holiday" feature is a daily feature, and I can't promise I'll like every single food that is being celebrated, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't let readers know about it if they want to celebrate the day.
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9-28-2007 @2:13AM Kitt said... Funny, I just pulled a corned beef brisket out of the freezer today because I have a hankering for hash. Didn't know about the holiday.
My recipe (of sorts) is here.
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9-28-2007 @2:15AM Kitt said... Er, here:
http://kittbo.blogspot.com/2007/02/hash-up.html
No HTML allowed in comments?
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9-28-2007 @5:59AM Angela said... I love the stuff stuffed in baked potato with srcambeld eggs and cheddar cheese melted on top; talk
about delicious. Anybody got a problem with that?
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9-28-2007 @1:28PM Adriane said... Not trying to be a complete jerk here...but I have to agree with the nay to "negative" posting. It's fine if you don't like something (no beets for me..) But I feel that your posts are CONSTANTLY delivered the same way-- and often about you not liking something you tried once or not even at all--Amber, it's definitely about the poster if s/he wishes to put in personal experiences and thoughts into the writing.
Again I ask you, Bob: what DO you like? what DO you buy???
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9-29-2007 @1:12AM Tyler said... A restaurant in my hometown serves "Juilia's Benedict" - Poached eggs on top of corned beef hash on top of english muffin, all covered in hollandaise.
Heaven.
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9-30-2007 @9:09PM steve said... I guess you have never had a NY/Montreal deli prepare a triple stacked corned beef sandwich. Well that is the same thing in those square cans. Take half tin and first fry fzn hash browns and a half chopped onion.Let the potatoes and onion fry to a nice crust a couple times then add the beef, push to side of pan and fry two eggs over easy .. add good bread toast, jam,salsa,coffee and oj -- great for hangovers, switch the oj to a bloody mary --enjoy
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10-01-2007 @3:12PM Jim said... Corned beef hash is one of those dishes that's been bastardized by canned versions for so long that no one really knows what the "real" (homemade) version tastes like. Kind of like how a lot of kids will turn up their noses at "real" mac and cheese, having only had the Kraft version their entire little lives .
And can I say that *real* corned beef hash is EXCELLENT! Man... I want some now!
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10-16-2007 @10:32AM Crystal said... Funny thing is that I just got done eating the canned variety and found this by googling corned beef hash is nasty lol.
I have never had the real kind, and I hate the canned stuff but for some reason always seem to buy some. Probably because it is 2 cans for a dollar. Then about once every 6 months I will be looking for something to eat, see a can of hash in the pantry and think "Hmmm, that looks like a great idea, hash, I LOVE hash, don't I?". Then I open the can and it's the same old thing.
Today as I started cooking it my husband came in the door "Whatcha cooking?" standard reply "dog food, again." He laughs and says sarcastically "That smells great!"
Well, at least I know it will be a long time before I forget how nasty this stuff is and try it again.
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