It has been a crazy, crazy few weeks in the Retro Recipe household, and we haven’t been cooking (or blogging!) as much as we want.
But after our too-long hiatus from Mid-Century Menu, we’re back with a doozy: corned beef spread.
Hooooo boy.
AuthorRetroRuth
From Knudsen
Tested Recipe!
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Flake corned beef into mixing bowl, removing pieces of excess fat.
Have cream cheese softened to room temperature and blend with sour cream and soy sauce.
Pour mixture over corned beef and mix well.
Stir in dill pickle.
Place in a serving bowl and sprinkle with paprika. Serve with crackers.
Yield: About 2 1/2 cups
Ingredients
Directions
Flake corned beef into mixing bowl, removing pieces of excess fat.
Have cream cheese softened to room temperature and blend with sour cream and soy sauce.
Pour mixture over corned beef and mix well.
Stir in dill pickle.
Place in a serving bowl and sprinkle with paprika. Serve with crackers.
Yield: About 2 1/2 cups
Notes
This can of corned beef is just chock-full of vintage fun. When’s the last time you used a key to open a can?
The whole time I was working on this, the cats were eagerly circling. There was a distinct dog food odor as soon as the can opened, and the sour cream mixture didn’t do anything to mask that.
And of course pickles. Because this would be so incomplete without pickles.
“Retro party dip tasting time. Wear something festive!”
“Can I borrow this gold necklace thing? I’m going with a 70’s theme this week.”
He looked interested in the presentation at first, but then he got a whiff of it when he sat down.
“Whoa… this smells like dog food.”
“It’s corned beef. I’m hoping that’s just some sort of weird funky smell from the can, and not the corned beef.”
“Aaaach!”
“What the — Are there pickles in this?”
Verdict: Very bad.
From Buzz’s tasting notes:
Dog food with pickles in it. Soy sauce was also wrong. Never make again.
If the dog could leave tasting notes, they’d be something like:
DOG FOOD WITH PICKLES! BEST DAY EVER! MAKE MORE!
Dogs aren’t really picky, though. You can probably skip the pickles for your dog.
I make something quite like this, and have for a very long time – always popular at parties! 24 oz cream cheese, 1 can of chipped beef (cut up into small pieces), a bundle (4-5) of green onions (cleaned and diced) and a couple of teaspoons of worcestershire sauce (enough to tint the cream cheese a pale tan). Mix it all together. Refridgerate and enjoy…mmm…craving it right now!
I’ve missed your retro experiments! Canned corned beef is one of those things you either love or hate, I guess. I’ve made ground ham and pickle, leftover ground corned beef and pickle, and just plain ground turkey or chicken (no pickle) spreads, mixed with mayonnaise. 😀
The key with canned corned beef is to buy it at an Asian grocery store. They only sell the good brands from New Zealand or Australia. In the U.S. they’re all from Brazil and do taste and smell like dog food.
My father liked to make a sandwich spread with corned beef, mayonnaise, and pickle relish.
I would try it. LOL I love that you do this. I try out vintage recipes too!
Those tasting pictures perfectly demonstrate what I would call “a pained expression.” Or maybe “a look of utter horror.”
Ah, the 20th Century. When they weren’t coating things in mayo or gelatin, they were mixing canned meats with pickles.
See, I always say, “Give me a brick of cream cheese and anything else you have in the house, and I’ll make you a tasty dip.” (No, really, I DO say that.)
But this. Umm. WHY do you have canned corned beef in your house??
Your poor husband…
I’m with you Lisa…the poor husband. He deserves something really good to make up for this.
I didn’t know they still made corned beef in a can. Who buys the stuff? Oh, well, I guess we know one person…
I still buy tuna, soup and green beans in cans too!
I seldom actually laugh out loud at a picture, but the shot of your poor husband with his hand over his mouth was priceless.
This can was actually from Uruguay. Next time I try a corned beef recipe, I’ll look at the local Asian markets for sure!
Somewhere beyond pained, but not quite at utter horror 😀
Blame Ruth for the recipe 🙂 Next time I might just use straight dog food and save the trip to the grocery store!
The necklace is the most awesome thing ever. Well, after the look on his face.
I laughed out loud at your husband’s faces (I was in a crowded restaurant at the time which drew many weird looks). I don’t own a dog but am wondering how everyone knows what dog food tastes like. I know Jelly Belly makes a dog food flavored jelly bean though. Thanks for the laugh!
Buzz looks like an offended, sleazy (because of the necklace) Colin Firth, and I laughed out loud.
I find it hilarious that something as gross as canned corned beef needs a key to get into. It’s like, ‘Hey, I’m so awesome you need a special key to unlock me!’ Never mind that it’s one step up from dog food.
I salute your presentation on this at least; the first picture was rather appetizing…until I scrolled down.
Buzz’s expression is priceless.
I just can’t help wondering: How would this go with real, leftover corned beef from boiled dinner? Would that improve things or would it make things even sadder to think of the Reubens sacrificed for this thing?
Thanks for making me laughing looking at your husband’s face, excellent!!!
Ah, that explains it. I’m an Aussie, and I was sitting here thinking “hang on, canned corned beef is yummy!” I’ve only ever tasted Aussie varieties, though, I don’t know about the South American ones. Having said that, you can keep the pickles. Retch.
My mother’s corned beef hash was mashed potatoes, diced onions, and canned corned beef, all mixed together and served hot. Sounds gross but it’s delish.