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Default Please Help: "Uncured" Corned Beef

TheCatinTX wrote:
> I bought a corned beef (which is red and looks like "normal" corned beef) from
> Whole Foods today. It was covered with frost, so I didn't notice the package
> says: "uncured".
>
> Does that mean it's not going to tasted like Corned Beef? Is there something I
> could do to it before I cook it to help? Would "curing it" be the same as
> putting it in brine for a day or so?
>
> If anyone could help me, I would appreciate it.
> Thanks in advance. CatinTX



What brand is it, and what *exactly* does it say on the label? I don't
think it's possible to have uncured corned beef, but it might be cured with
just salt, spices, and sugar, with no sodium nitrite or nitrate.

Are you sure it doesn't say "uncooked"?

Bob