This truly is the ultimate corned beef recipe!  As an Irish woman and a former Irish dancer I have cooked and eaten a LOT of corned beef!  I used to be an avid crock pot using corned beef maker, but NOT anymore!  It wasn’t until I was recently making a brisket (yes, I eat corned beef more days of the year than just St. Patrick’s Day) and forgot to get it in the crock pot early enough and HAD to resort to stovetop cooking that I discovered this.  My corned beef recipe is actually even BETTER when cooked on the stovetop!  It is so much more tender and flavorful than…