Description
A classic Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe featuring tender corned beef brisket slow-cooked with vegetables for hearty, comforting flavors. This traditional Irish-inspired dish is made easy with a slow cooker, resulting in juicy meat and perfectly softened cabbage and root vegetables.
Ingredients
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Corned Beef and Vegetables
- 2 lbs lean corned beef brisket, fat trimmed
- 1 cup frozen pearl onions
- 2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 medium parsnips, peeled and cut into chunks
- 1 small head cabbage, cut into 6 wedges
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/8 tsp whole peppercorns, or spice mix if it comes with one
Instructions
- Prepare Ingredients: Trim excess fat from the corned beef brisket. Peel and cut carrots and parsnips into chunks, cut cabbage into wedges. Gather frozen pearl onions, fresh parsley, bay leaves, and peppercorns.
- Load Crock Pot: In a 5-6 quart crock pot, place the brisket along with carrots, parsnips, pearl onions, parsley, bay leaves, peppercorns, and 3 cups of water. This will create the flavorful cooking liquid.
- Cook on High: Cover the crock pot and cook the ingredients on high setting for 4 hours, allowing the meat and vegetables to slowly tenderize and infuse flavors.
- Add Cabbage: After 4 hours, add the cabbage wedges to the crock pot. Continue cooking on high for an additional 1 hour and 20 minutes until the cabbage is tender but still holds its shape.
- Rest and Serve: Remove the corned beef from the crock pot and let it rest for 5 minutes to allow the juices to redistribute. Slice the meat against the grain and serve warm with your choice of sides such as cauliflower puree or buttermilk mashed potatoes for a complete meal. Enjoy!
Notes
- Trimming the fat from the corned beef helps reduce greasiness but some fat can be left for flavor.
- Cooking times may vary depending on your crock pot’s heat settings; check tenderness as you cook.
- For a traditional flavor, you can use the seasoning packet that comes with most corned beef briskets.
- Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 2 months.
- Serve with mustard or horseradish sauce if desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 950 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 40 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg
