Boston Spice created "Southie - Corned Beef and Pickling Spice Blend" by combining 14 different herbs and spices. When you want to pickle your own vegetables or make corned beef, you'll never use that teeny tinny flavorless spice packet that comes with packaged corned beef or that supermarket jar of stale old pickling spices again. Boston Spice has seized the pickling day.

The St. Patrick's Day tradition of eating corned beef and cabbage is not a real Irish tradition. Irish-Americans transformed and reinterpreted a tradition from the Emerald Isle.

Nobody knows where corned beef originated, but most people believe it developed when people began salt-curing meats.

However, regardless of when it all began, you will believe that Boston Spice invented the use of pickling spices in the pot for the tastiest Corned Beef you have ever eaten. We didn't invent it, but I believe we perfected it.

Many of our customers have used Southie to make pastrami.

Available in the following amounts:

•  1/4 Cup (1.1oz / 32g)*
• 1/2 Cup (2.2oz / 62g)*
• 1 Cup (4.2oz / 120g)*

 (*For those orders without the red chili flakes the weights above will be a little less.)

Boston Spice Corned Beef:

Place a 2.5lb-5lb piece of corned beef in a pot and add enough cold water to cover the meat by about 1 inch. Add 1/4 cup of our "Southie - Corned Beef and Pickling Spice Blend" to the pot. Bring the water to a boil. Once it starts to boil, reduce the heat to a low simmer. Cover the pot and cook for about *3 to 4 hours or until the meat is fork tender to your liking.  If your corned beef is bigger, add a little more Southie and cook longer. Your corned beef will be equally as tasty using a slow cooker too. Set it on high for about *3 to 5 hours until fork tender. Your goal is fork tender.

*If your corned beef is bigger, you might need to cook longer.

** To prepare corned beef using our Southie blend, ensure your brisket has been "corned." You can either corn your own beef brisket or choose to buy a "pre-corned" beef brisket, bypassing the subsequent steps. If you opt to corn your own brisket, craft a brining solution tailored to your taste preferences. There are many recipes online. Add two to three tablespoons of Southie per gallon of brining liquid if your brining recipe incorporates pickling spices. Upon completing the brining process, proceed to follow our recipe instructions for the final preparation.

Use it in a slow cooker if you wish.

South Boston, known as "Southie" to the locals, is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the United States. It was originally an area whose residents were mostly working class Irish Catholics. Dorchester Heights, located in South Boston, is where General George Washington forced the British Army to evacuate Boston during the American Revolutionary War. Boston celebrates this "Evacuation Day" every year. South Boston is also the home of the St. Patrick's Day Parade.

According to historian James Cullen, a large number of Irish immigrants arrived in Boston as early as 1654, on the ship Goodfellow, and were "sold" into indentured servitude "to such of the inhabitants as needed them."

The Irish were the largest single ethnic group to arrive in Boston mostly due to the Irish Potato Famine in the mid-1800s.

On March 17, 1737, a group of Irish Protestants met in Boston and formed the Charitable Irish Society. This organization wished to assist other Irish immigrants who were sick, elderly, or in need of assistance. Their gathering was the first known St. Patrick's Day celebration in the 13 colonies. The Charitable Irish Society is now North America's oldest Irish organization.

Ingredients: allspice berries, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, dill seeds, dried ginger, cloves, black peppercorns, green peppercorns, bay leaves, red chili flakes, cardamom pods, brown mustard seeds, yellow mustard seeds, cinnamon sticks

** Also available without the Red Chili Flakes **

*The chili flakes add a nice warmth to the beef*

*If you are sensitive to chili flakes, be sure to order the NO Chili version*

Allergen Notice:
Packaged on equipment that also works with peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and wheat. Our facilities store packaged tree nuts, soy, and dairy items in common areas.