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Spiced Beef

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  • 22-10-2011 8:28pm
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    carolinej
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    Hi all, quick question for ye - I bought spiced beef today in Cork English Market, it's vacuum packed, however, I forgot to ask butcher how long this will keep in the fridge, I assume the spices have some sort of preserving function. I don't want to freeze it? Do anyone have an answer for me? Thanks!


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    CJhaughey
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    Its corned beef with spices, It should last at least a week in the vacpac in the fridge probably a lot longer.
    Is there no date on the pack?
    They should date it when they pack it, its good practice.


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    carolinej
    Registered Users Posts: 238 ✭✭carolinej


    No, it's not dated. I've decided to cook it this afternoon as I'm dying to taste it :D. Once cooked, I believe it will be ok for 3 - 4 day's, however, in my house it will probably be gone by tomorrow night. Thanks.


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    CJhaughey
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    I hope you enjoy it as much as I do, the last one I did didn't last past 10pm!
    :)


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    dudara
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    It should last for ages once in the vacuum pack - the spices do preserve it. It might not be a bad idea to ring the butcher to get an exact shelf life, but I'd say that you have a month or so at least.


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    Emeraldy Pebbles
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    Hi, hope the mods don't mind me bumping this thread.

    Just wondering to add on to the OP's question, how well would spiced beef travel?

    Want to buy it in the English Market at Xmas, then board a bus to Galway then I'll have a journey of just over an hour after that, in a car. So a 4 hour journey approximately. Is this advisable?

    EDIT: and I'll hopefully then refrigerate then cook the next day.


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    Swiper the fox
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    Emeraldy Pebbles wrote: »
    Hi, hope the mods don't mind me bumping this thread.

    Just wondering to add on to the OP's question, how well would spiced beef travel?

    Want to buy it in the English Market at Xmas, then board a bus to Galway then I'll have a journey of just over an hour after that, in a car. So a 4 hour journey approximately. Is this advisable?

    EDIT: and I'll hopefully then refrigerate then cook the next day.

    That won't be a problem at all, put it in your bag to be safe, is it Tom Durcan's spiced beef you'll be getting, thats one of the best although everybody has a favorite. Best of all in my opinion is Jack McCarthy's of Kanturk, they deliver also.


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